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

Dorothy Walton

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

1. Dorothy Walton Marker

Inscription. Born Dorothy Camber, to a British plantation owner at South Carolina, Dorothy married lawyer George Walton at Savannah shortly before the beginning of the American Revolution. George Walton attended the Continental Congress in Philadelphia signing the Declaration of Independence. Dorothy relocated to Pensacola in 1822 where George Walton Jr. was serving as Acting-Governor of Florida after the departure of Andrew Jackson.

Erected by the City of Pensacola, the University of West Florida & the St. Michael's Cemetery Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 30° 24.824′ N, 87° 12.598′ W. Marker is in Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Alcaniz Street and W.D. Childers Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 North Alcaniz Street, Pensacola FL 32502, 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: Desiderio Quina (a few steps from this marker); Salvador T. Pons (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Jose Noriega (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Manuel Gonzalez (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Daniel Sullivan (about 400 feet away); Eugenio Antonio Sierra (about 400 feet away); St. Michael's Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Ebenezer Dorr (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pensacola.

Also see . . . Dorothy Camber Walton. History's Women website entry (Submitted on April 28, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Dorothy Camber Walton image. Click for full size.

via History's Women, unknown

2. Dorothy Camber Walton

Dorothy Walton Marker and grave site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

3. Dorothy Walton Marker and grave site

Colonial Archaeological Trail - St. Michael's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

4. Colonial Archaeological Trail - St. Michael's Cemetery

Cemetery gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

5. Cemetery gate

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on April 28, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.