Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rough Riders
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 10, 2014
1. Rough Riders Marker
One month later, San Juan Hill, Cuba, was taken.
Erected 1963 by the Pensacola Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 1, 1898.
Location. 30° 25.039′ N, 87° 12.811′ W. Marker is in Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. It is at the intersection of East Wright Street and North Tarragona Street, on the right when traveling west on East Wright Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 East Wright Street, Pensacola FL 32501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, 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: First Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); Boysen-Perry House (about 800 feet away); General Bernardo de Gαlvez and the "Siege of Pensacola" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2
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Another marker is no longer nearby. First Public School Building (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Wikipedia entry on Rough Riders. (Submitted on March 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 10, 2014
2. Marker Area
Public Domain
3. Theodore Roosevelt & the Rough Riders
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
4. Theodore Roosevelt
This 1967 portrait of Theodore Roosevelt by Adrian Lamb after Philip de Lαszlo's 1908 original hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
“No one ever craved the presidency more than Theodore Roosevelt or used its powers more joyously. In early 1901, however, his rise toward that office was suddenly checked. Having gained national prominence as a civil service reformer, Spanish-American War hero, and reform-minded governor of New York, he was now relegated to being William McKinley's vice president. But McKinley's assassination several months later changed everything, and Roosevelt was soon rushing headlong into one of American history's most productive presidencies. By the time he left office in 1909, his accomplishments ranged from implementing landmark efforts to conserve the nation's disappearing natural heritage, to instituting some of the first significant curbs on the excesses of big business, to building the Panama Canal.
When Hungarian-born English artist Philip de Lαszlo painted the original version of this portrait, he encouraged Roosevelt to have visitors chat with him during the sittings, apparently thinking that it made for a more animated likeness.” — National Portrait Gallery
“No one ever craved the presidency more than Theodore Roosevelt or used its powers more joyously. In early 1901, however, his rise toward that office was suddenly checked. Having gained national prominence as a civil service reformer, Spanish-American War hero, and reform-minded governor of New York, he was now relegated to being William McKinley's vice president. But McKinley's assassination several months later changed everything, and Roosevelt was soon rushing headlong into one of American history's most productive presidencies. By the time he left office in 1909, his accomplishments ranged from implementing landmark efforts to conserve the nation's disappearing natural heritage, to instituting some of the first significant curbs on the excesses of big business, to building the Panama Canal.
When Hungarian-born English artist Philip de Lαszlo painted the original version of this portrait, he encouraged Roosevelt to have visitors chat with him during the sittings, apparently thinking that it made for a more animated likeness.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,203 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on October 24, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
