Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

John Sunday

— Eastside Neighborhood Black History Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 11, 2021

1. John Sunday Marker

Inscription. Born in 1838, John Sunday, a wealthy free man of color owned large tracts of land and many houses in Pensacola including several properties in the Eastside Neighborhood area. Mr. Sunday served as a Civil War soldier who became a member of the 1874 Florida Legislature. He served as a Pensacola alderman from 1878 - 1881 during Reconstruction. Mr. Sunday built a Creole School on Intendencia Street in the vicinity of St. Michael's Cemetery. His house on Florida Blanca Street became an antique shop bearing his name. Mr. Sunday died in 1925 and is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 30° 25.381′ N, 87° 12.805′ W. Marker is in Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. It is at the intersection of East Strong Street and North Hayne Street, on the left when traveling east on East Strong Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 N Hayne St, Pensacola FL 32501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: H & O Café (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Lee Pickens’ Medical Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Site of Pensacola Junior College (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Francisco De Miranda (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort George (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort George (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Pensacola (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rough Riders (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pensacola.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Our Confederate Dead (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 11, 2021

2. John Sunday Marker

permanently removed).

Also see . . . Pensapedia, the Pensacola encyclopedia article on John Sunday. (Submitted on July 11, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.