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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Escambia County
Brewton is the county seat for Escambia County
Adjacent to Escambia County, Alabama
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Dixon Home Place
Four generations of Dixons, each promoting the management of trees as a renewable resource, made their living in forestry on this ground thereby contributing significantly to Alabama’s economy and forest industry. . . . — — Map (db m130670) HM
Settled by A.J. Hall in 1852 and occupied by Confederate troops because of its value as a railroad stop during the War Between the States (1861-65), Canoe was the site of a March 27, 1865 encampment of Union forces. The 1870s brought expansion . . . — — Map (db m72265) HM
In 1920, a wooden building was constructed as the Atmore Colored School and operated until 1925. In 1926, a new wood and a brick building was erected with assistance from Rosenwald School fund and it was renamed the Escambia County Training School. . . . — — Map (db m100835) HM
Immortalized in folksongs, outlaw Morris Slater robbed L&N trains, gave to poor, long evading capture. Killed near here in 1896. — — Map (db m191630) HM
Built in Wilcox County, Alabama
1845
this ancestral home of the Watson
family was donated to
Leadership Atmore in 1999.
In memory of
Rupert Basil Watson
1905 – 1981 — — Map (db m130677) HM
Williams Station, Alabama
1866-1897
Creek Indians lived in these parts some 200 years before trains began stopping here in 1866 to leave supplies for a farmer, William Larkin Williams, who lived nearby. Workers, who came first to build . . . — — Map (db m154553) HM
Recognized as “Alabama’s Oldest Bank,” the Bank
of Brewton opened for business on Monday, January 7, 1899. Brewton, Alabama was a prosperous town in the late 1800s. A local resident, Charles Sowell, participated in the flourishing times. A native . . . — — Map (db m239154) HM
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This tank was used to hold water for the City of Brewton Electric Light and Water Works Fire Protection System and was built circa early 1890's. This location was originally the Blacksher Miller Lumber Company, which became . . . — — Map (db m94172) HM
West Side
Veterans
Memorial
North Side
Duty
Honor
Country
Built by the People
of Escambia County
Dedicated November 11, 1987
Honoring those men and
women of Escambia County
who served . . . — — Map (db m84397) WM
Franklin Cemetery was established in the mid-nineteenth
century and was originally located on land where the existing
Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC containerboard mill stands off of
Highway 31 in Brewton. The cemetery served as the primary
burial . . . — — Map (db m94163) HM
Erected by his friends and the Escambia County Bar
Association in memory of James Edward Hart, Jr.
(1942 – 1992), who contributed much to his community, his church and his profession. He loved trains. Due to his efforts, passenger service . . . — — Map (db m39033) HM
This cemetery was established in 1854 when Pilgrims' Rest Baptist Church was founded across the road on September 17 in that same year. The cemetery remained prominent in Alco even though the original congregation moved and Alco Methodist Church . . . — — Map (db m130672) HM
The Ritz Theatre opened its doors on this site September 14, 1936, and for more than fifty (50) years prided itself as the “Hub of the Brewton Community.” Between its first feature, "Yours For the Asking” and its last, . . . — — Map (db m154552) HM
On November 5, 1909, a group of worshipers gathered in the Congregational Church on the corner of St. Joseph and Evergreen Streets and organized the Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church. On June 10, 1910, the Second Saint Siloam Missionary . . . — — Map (db m130671) HM
The Southern Pine Electric Membership Corporation was energized at this site on September 12, 1939, sending electric power flowing into 75 homes and businesses in rural areas of Escambia, Conecuh, Monroe and Baldwin Counties for the first time. The . . . — — Map (db m84372) HM
The Leigh Place
The First Escambia County Courthouse
in Brewton
Used as the County Seat from 1885 to 1890. After
various other uses, remodeled as an office in 1969. — — Map (db m84392) HM
Truly an Escambia County landmark, Robbins and McGowin Co. organized in March 1897 with the consolidation of the J. I. Robbins and J. G. McGowin Stores, the millinery of Miss L. A. Cunningham, the Blacksher-Miller Commissary, and the J. E. Finlay . . . — — Map (db m130673) HM
Union Cemetery has been an
important resting place for
Brewton's loved ones since
at least 1879. State
officials acknowledged
the historical significance
of Union Cemetery for our
area by adding it to the
Alabama Historic Cemetery
Register . . . — — Map (db m94162) HM
Damascus Travelers Well (construction date unknown) was originally a public water well offering refreshment and rest for travelers and their animals passing through this area. The Damascus community also benefited from this well. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. . . . — — Map (db m130668) HM
Dr. J. M. Shofner (1863-1926) founder, dedicated his life to - "Give the boys and girls a chance."
Mr. Elisha Downing - Humanitarian.
First building erected named in
honor of Mrs. Esther Downing.
Trustees-1906: J. M. Shofner,
D. . . . — — Map (db m84374) HM
Fort Crawford was established in 1816 by elements of the 7th U.S. Infantry under orders from Major General Andrew Jackson. Purpose was to monitor Spanish activities in West Florida and curtail hostile Creek Indian activities.
Named after . . . — — Map (db m84373) HM
Front CPL. Sidney E. Manning World War I Medal of Honor One of Gen. Pershing's Immortal Ten This monument dedicated to all that have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America that this glory shall not perish from the Earth . . . — — Map (db m47485) HM
Front As railroads were reconstructed following the Civil War, a junction of north-south and east-west lines was established along the Alabama-Florida border near the confluence of Big Escambia Creek and the Conecuh-Escambia River. A . . . — — Map (db m47484) HM
In 1878, Rev. James Lazaruth Bryars planted First Baptist Church in the community that would eventually come to be known as Flomaton. The bell was in the original wooden church building located on Palafox Street, and it was moved to the current . . . — — Map (db m146902) HM
Coley Chapel is the present day site of the former Town of Hadley.
MacDavid's Hotel was also located here and was recorded by travelers in the 1830's as a hotel which had "plenty of nice pork, which in some shape or other is the food generally . . . — — Map (db m84376) HM
This is the site of Francis B. "Frank" Bonifay's law office. Bonifay was the first Probate Judge of Escambia County Alabama 1869 - 1870. Jesse Howard was elected in 1871 and served for a short time but resigned and Bonifay served from 1870 - 1874. . . . — — Map (db m130674) HM
A pre Civil War structure, this is the oldest church building remaining in Escambia County, Alabama. Confederate veterans related stories that mules and horses were sheltered inside during harsh winter months. Circuit riders served the church in the . . . — — Map (db m84388) HM
William Henry Chase, a Massachusetts born captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers came to Pensacola, Florida in 1826 to supervise the construction of the network of harbor fortifications for the defense of the newly authorized Navy Yard. His . . . — — Map (db m130676) HM
Located 1½ miles south, town of Pollard established 1861 at juncture of Alabama & Florida and Mobile & Great Northern railroads. Named for Charles T. Pollard, builder of Alabama & Florida Railroad.
One of largest military training camps of . . . — — Map (db m84371) HM
Martin Lindsey bought the Pollard Mill later known as the Lindsey Mill Company. Several hundred employees worked at the Mill during the early 1900s, among them Joe Douglas, head of the woodlands, and Percy Watson, accounting. Mr. Lindsey handled the . . . — — Map (db m84386) HM
Organized in 1825 by early settlers John, Samuel, Peter, and
Noah Parker, the first Church was a small log cabin located
along Silas Creek, approximately two and one half miles NE
from this present site. Alexander Travis, a South Alabama
Circuit . . . — — Map (db m194561) HM
Cantonment, site of encampments of General Jackson's troops, 1814 on punitive expedition against Spanish in Florida; 1821, while awaiting transfer of Florida to him as provisional governor, July 21, 1821.
Grant to Don Manuel Gonzalez, was a . . . — — Map (db m97106) HM
Home and ranch of Don Manuel Gonzalez was one-half mile east. Consisted of 1600 arpents conceded by Spanish Governor, José Masot, Dec. 22, 1817.
On route of Andrew Jackson 1814, 1818 and in 1821, when General and Mrs. Jackson spent three weeks . . . — — Map (db m117242) HM
In 1901, one of the largest and most advanced southern pine sawmills east of the Mississippi River was built here. In the tradition of the era, the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company built its own town to house and supply the families of mill workers. By . . . — — Map (db m120557) HM
Century, Florida Founded in 1900 to house mill employees of the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company, formed in 1900 by General Russell A. Alger - Governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and President McKinley's Secretary of War - and by Martin H. . . . — — Map (db m102557) HM
The Cradle of Naval Aviation
Over the course of 100 years, NAS Pensacola has played a part in the training of thousands of personnel, regardless of rank or aviation community, to pursue careers in Naval Aviation and earn coveted “Navy . . . — — Map (db m102715) HM WM
“A dramatic multi-day immersive experience in the Magic of Flight”
The National Flight Academy is a series of immersive aviation-inspired learning programs using serious games to engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering and . . . — — Map (db m102792) HM
Weighing 30,057 lb. with an overall height of 15 feet, this anchor was aboard the aircraft carrier Antietam (CV-36) from her commissioning in 1945 before she was sold for scrap in 1973. During a single combat deployment in Korea from . . . — — Map (db m102713) HM WM
Stamped with its weight of 30,210 lb., this anchor was manufactured at the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1942 and installed on the aircraft carrier Essex (CV-9), which was commissioned the same year. This anchor was aboard the carrier until her . . . — — Map (db m103263) HM WM
Pensacola became a center for commercial fishing by the 1870s. The industry's primary export was red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). Pensacola's fish houses, including E.E. Saunders & Co. on the Palafox Street wharf and the Warren Fish . . . — — Map (db m130815) HM
The Submarine Lifeguard League was officially formed in
early 1943. From then and until August 14, 1945, a total of
518 airmen were rescued from a watery grave or certain
capture by the enemy. Many rescues were accomplished
by the 87 submarines . . . — — Map (db m177644) HM WM
Today's 407 South Palafox was built in 1898 as a brick building that encompassed 409 and 411 in one structure. It replaced an original wooden building erected by Henry Pfeifer in 1885. The building has served as a fruit and grocery, a tailor shop, a . . . — — Map (db m176969) HM
Pensacola's residents have endured more than 450 years of destructive hurricanes. The first historically recorded hurricane overwhelmed Don Tristán de Luna's 1559 colonization attempt, destroying most of the ships in his fleet. In 1752, another . . . — — Map (db m130814) HM
The success of the American Revolution spurred population growth and movement in the early 19th century. While many Americans moved west to claim new land, some looked south to Spanish West Florida. The flood of new settlers and increased pressure . . . — — Map (db m130794) HM
Though several European nations controlled Pensacola in its 460-year history, Spain reigned the longest. Spain made Pensacola the capital city of West Florida, turning the small, rural town into a thriving municipal center. Two hundred years ago, . . . — — Map (db m183441) HM
Magee Field is named in honor of Dr. A.S. Magee, a local physician
who owned a pharmacy at Alcaniz and LaRua Streets. His residence
was at the southwest corner of Blount Street and 8th Avenue. A letter
to the editor of the Colored Citizen . . . — — Map (db m177059) HM
Raising the United States flag over Pensacola
ended Spain's control of Florida. Through time,
many buildings rose and fell over the colonial
remains of Pensacola's past. By the time Florida
became a state in 1845, Pensacola's harbor was
vital. . . . — — Map (db m183481) HM
Pensacola Bay has been a valuable resource for populations from prehistoric to modern times. The relationship between these people and their environment is often reflected in archaeological sites submerged beneath local waters. In addition to many . . . — — Map (db m130819) HM
Archaeology, the study of past peoples and
cultures, can reveal clues that often are not
recorded in historical documents. For example,
although documents and maps showed that
the British Commanding Officer's Compound
was located here, those . . . — — Map (db m183468) HM
In 1825, George Barkley purchased Lot 31 and
within 10 years acquired several surrounding
lots. The construction date of the Barkley
House is unknown, but is likely to be around
1835. This structure is the oldest masonry
building in . . . — — Map (db m177110) HM
Early U.S. Military Presence
In 1825, President John Quincy Adams ordered the creation of a naval station at Pensacola, Florida
Territory. The Pensacola Navy Yard opened the following year.
The first U.S. Naval Hospital was built here . . . — — Map (db m160818) HM
Langdon was first built as two open firing platforms.
During World War II, Langdon’s 12-inch rifles were roofed with 17-foot thick concrete casemates. But amphibious and missile warfare made harbor defense guns obsolete. — — Map (db m61950) WM
On March 9, 1781, Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez, with a fleet of some 30 ships, arrived opposite Pensacola Bay and within a day took Santa Rosa Island. On March 18, Galvez, in his ship Galveztown, sailed under the cannon of the Royal Navy . . . — — Map (db m72252) HM
On July 17, 1821, celebrations in Pensacola marked the United States'
official acquisition of Spanish Florida. The people in attendance
represented Pensacola's diverse multicultural and multiethnic population.
Many of them now rest in nearby St. . . . — — Map (db m183424) HM
LT Duke Ventimiglia, USN
The Blue Angels 1960 - 61
aka E. Duke Vincent
To recognize the honor, courage, and
commitment to excellence of all past, present, and future "Blue Angels" — — Map (db m160844) WM
In 1867, this house was built for Danish sea captain Charles F. Boysen. It was constructed using materials from wrecked buildings along Palafox Street and featured a cupola so that Boysen could see the bay. The 1870 census listed Boysen as the . . . — — Map (db m146031) HM
British Governor Peter Chester commissioned a
three-story mansion on this site to avoid using the
rundown Spanish governor's house. Governor Chester
was never satisfied with the design and overspent
his budget many times. The result? He lived in . . . — — Map (db m183529) HM
In 1763, a treaty transferred Spanish Florida to the British and Pensacola
became the capital of West Florida. The civilian government arrived in
1764 and set up a town grid with streets, house lots, and garden lots
surrounding the centrally . . . — — Map (db m183479) HM
This area was a garden district in the First
Spanish and British governors' compound.
The well first shows up on maps of the
fort in 1778 and provided drinking water
and irrigation for the gardens. The shaft
is lined with stones and timbers at . . . — — Map (db m183489) HM
In 1908, shortly after the extension of the trolley line west from Pensacola, Lucius Screven Brown (1874-1963) developed housing on seven blocks bounded by what is now Pace Boulevard, Strong Street, “W” Street and Gadsden Street. Brown’s . . . — — Map (db m110450) HM
Col. William H. Chase, Construction Engineer, Pensacola Harbor defenses (Forts McRee, Barrancas, Redoubt, Pickens 1828-54). Captured Navy Yard for Florida Forces, January 12, 1861. Ordered to West Point 1856, resigned Commission to become President . . . — — Map (db m72254) HM
From 1763-1783 the Bishop of London licensed priests to administer here.
The Parish was organized in 1827.
Chartered by Florida's Territorial Council in 1829.
The Rev. Addison Searle was the first rector.
During the . . . — — Map (db m72274) HM
Erected in 1832, this is the oldest church building in Florida still standing on its original site. Tradition ascribes the design of this Episcopal Church to Sir Christopher Wren. Constructed of locally made brick, it was used by Federal forces . . . — — Map (db m147171) HM
Christ Church, founded in 1827, was incorporated by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida in 1829. The first church, constructed in 1832, still stands on Seville Square. Later, Chicago architect John Sutcliffe and Pensacola contractor . . . — — Map (db m72243) HM
The Church of the Sacred Heart was constructed in 1905. The Right Reverend Edward Allen, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mobile, which at the time encompassed Pensacola, appointed the pastor of Pensacola’s St. Michael’s Church, Father Robert . . . — — Map (db m110476) HM
Here, the Commanding Officer and his guests dined on exotic
local fare using fine imported porcelain. The British built
wood-burning brick ovens in an outdoor cooking area. Near
these ovens, archaeologists found food remains including
alligator . . . — — Map (db m183469) HM
From 1754 until 1821, a succession of Spanish and British forts were constructed in this area of Pensacola. You are standing at the west end of the forts. They extended nearly 200 yards eastward. The Spanish, then the British, and again the . . . — — Map (db m80168) HM
Explore the many layers of West Florida's history!
Welcome to the Colonial Archaeological
Trail! This Trail consists of outdoor exhibits
around historic downtown Pensacola.
Much like today, the Pensacola of 200
years ago was home to . . . — — Map (db m183531) HM
Daniel F. Sullivan and his brother Martin, born in Ireland, arrived in Pensacola after the Civil War. Possessing a remarkable talent for business, the brothers purchased lumber mills and wharfs on Pensacola Bay and vast areas of timberland in . . . — — Map (db m80038) HM
(Left panel)
De Soto Trail
1539-1540
You are standing along the historic route of the conquistador Hernando de Soto and his expedition through the Florida Native American territories in his quest for gold and glory. . . . — — Map (db m126595) HM
If you flew over Pensacola Bay, you would see that it has many natural forms of protection. Sandy barrier islands defend the narrow entrance into the bay and rolling hills provide excellent vantage points to watch ships arrive. The many colonial . . . — — Map (db m130741) HM
Born in Italy in 1777, Desiderio Quina served the Spanish army in the Louisiana Infantry Regiment. He was later employed in Pensacola as an apothecary for the John Forbes Company where he married Margarita Bobe. His son Desiderio was born in 1817 . . . — — Map (db m80044) HM
A native of Spain, Don Manuel Gonzalez joined the army at Madrid and was sent to New Orleans. After his discharge he was granted passage through the Choctaw and Creek Nations to Pensacola. At Pensacola, he was a successful cattle rancher. He opened . . . — — Map (db m80051) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m80043) HM
Cobb Center bears the name of Dr. Eli Sanford Cobb (1889-1977) a
graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola and
Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1916, he
began his Pensacola practice. During World War I, he . . . — — Map (db m177070) HM
A native of Maine, Ebenezer Dorr spent fourteen months as a prisoner of war in England during the War of 1812. He was captain of his own ship for many years, trading at ports around the world. In about 1827,
Dorr moved his family to Escambia County . . . — — Map (db m80050) HM
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Emanuel Point Shipwrecks
In August 1559, eleven ships under command of Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sailed into Pensacola Bay, then called Ochuse, to establish a new colony for Spain. Intended to stake a claim on the . . . — — Map (db m102003) HM
Presented to the Barrancas National Cemetery
Dedicated to the more than 5,000 men of the
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard who
were trained and served on active duty as enlisted pilots.
These flying non-commissioned . . . — — Map (db m160813) WM
A native of Spain, Eugenio Antonio Sierra arrived in Pensacola in the employ of the Spanish royal hospitals in 1785. He was appointed to the post of head practitioner at the Pensacola hospital between 1794 and 1799. In 1811, Dr. Sierra, professor . . . — — Map (db m80049) HM
The Pensacola streets you walk on today are the same ones used in 1821.
The city's layout follows a plan made during the British period (1763-1781).
British Principal Surveyor Elias Durnford redesigned the old Spanish town
using a grid system. . . . — — Map (db m183445) HM
At this site on September 30, 1962, Firefighter Vista Spencer Lowe, age 23, died in the line of duty while responding to a house fire at 409 East Zarragossa Street. Upon arrival at the scene, Firefighter Lowe stepped from the rear tailboard of the . . . — — Map (db m72249) HM
Jewish families in Pensacola began organized worship following the Civil War. On this site in 1876 a Reform Jewish Synagogue was constructed. The State of Florida granted a charter in 1878 for Congregation Beth El. Temple Beth El joined the Union of . . . — — Map (db m134326) HM
Established as a mission by the Mississippi Methodist Conference December 7, 1821. Rev. Alexander Talley, first pastor. The first, second, and third church buildings located NE corner of Tarragona and Intendencia Streets. Fourth church building . . . — — Map (db m72255) HM
This is the site of the Spanish Presidio Santa Maria de Galve (1698-1719). It was the first permanent settlement in Pensacola and only the second successful permanent settlement in Florida. It was founded in 1698 by Captain Juan Jordan de Reina and . . . — — Map (db m183415) HM
This was the site of Public School No. 1, the first building erected for a public school in 1875, occupied until Jan. 1887 when a new No. 1 at Palafox & Jackson Sts. opened. W.E. Anderson was School Board President. Here also Mrs. Anna R. Thompson, . . . — — Map (db m129638) HM
Spanish colonists officially moved to what is now downtown Pensacola in
1756 after a series of hurricanes destroyed their settlement on Santa Rosa
Island. The population was small but diverse, including people of European
and African heritage . . . — — Map (db m183471) HM
On September 1, 1880, Southern Bell Telephone Company established a telephone exchange on this site serving 31 telephones. This was the first exchange in Florida to have exclusive operating rights within a Florida municipality. — — Map (db m129639) HM
Site of Fort George - headquarters of British West Florida - Suwannee to the Mississippi. From 1763 until captured by Spanish Gen. Bernardo de Galvez in 1781 and renamed San Miguel. Seized by Andrew Jackson in 1814 and 1818 and delivered to him as . . . — — Map (db m72271) HM
Fort George, named in honor of King George III of
Great Britain, is set in the North Hill Historic District of
Pensacola. The hilltop landform was once referred to
as Gage Hill. A British officer suggested this strategic
location as a possible . . . — — Map (db m183494) HM
Site of Fort San Bernardo. Built by Don Bernardo de Galvez, Governor of Spanish Louisiana. From this Fort the Spanish bombarded the English-held Fort George; April 27, 1781 and Fort George surrendered May 9, 1781. 15,000 soldiers occupied Fort San . . . — — Map (db m72272) HM
“Duelling Oaks” according to tradition. Later picnic grounds and site of chowder parties of the “Mullets” and the “Snappers”, in heated political rallies. Purchased by Pensacola Woman's Club, 1932 as . . . — — Map (db m72250) HM
Old Punta del Gorda, skirted by Spanish ships of Maldonado 1540, de Luna 1559, Pez 1693, Ariola 1698. Spanish mission to Yamassee Indians nearby 1750. In British grant to Wm. Aird and Benj. Wormell in 1760s; Spanish grants to Francis Gabarron . . . — — Map (db m146487) HM
So~named because under British, each purchaser of lots in the Old City (South of here) was given a plot with the corresponding number (North of here) on Conway Street for garden purposes. Lots were 80' x 278'. Section included present Garden Street . . . — — Map (db m72269) HM
These bricks are part of the foundation for the
garrison kitchen that served military troops and
government officials inside the British Fort of
Pensacola from 1767 to about 1813. The kitchen
had four rooms with separate doorways, two
windows, . . . — — Map (db m183519) HM
T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum
Built in 1907 during a downtown building boom, this building was originally City Hall. It is the earliest example of Mediterranean Revival architecture in Pensacola. In 1985, a new City Hall built on . . . — — Map (db m91127) HM
received West Florida from Spain
and raised the flag of the U.S.
July 17, 1821
—
To recall the flags of five
nations which have been raised in
turn ten times over Pensacola
Spain 1559-1719+1723-1763+1783-1821
France . . . — — Map (db m80072) HM
As the Spanish Governor of Louisiana Territories, Bernardo de Gálvez was an important friend of American Colonists. When Spain became an ally of the American Revolutionaries in 1779, Bernardo de Gálvez led a multinational force of troops from New . . . — — Map (db m145510) HM
The house on the left is the birthplace of the first African American four
star general, Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. (1920-1978). The steps on the
right are the remnants of the private school run by his mother, Mrs. Lillie
James, where he . . . — — Map (db m177307) HM
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