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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Escambia County, Florida
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Pensacola Boulevard (State Road 29) at Muscogee Road (County Road 184), on the right when traveling south on Pensacola Boulevard. |
| | 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 |
| On Road 29 at County Road 184, on the right when traveling south on Road 29. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On Front Street at Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Century Blvd (U.S. 29) north of Hecker Rd, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| Near S. Blue Angels Pkwy. near Radford Blvd., on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near S. Blue Angels Pkwy. at Radford Blvd., on the left when traveling east. |
| | “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 |
| On S. Blue Angels Pkwy. near Radford Blvd., on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near S. Blue Angels Pkwy. at Radford Blvd., on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On South Devilliers Street 0.1 miles south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On West Cedar Street at South Reus Street, on the right when traveling west on West Cedar Street. |
| | 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 |
| On East Main Street at South Jefferson Street when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near East Main Street (County Road 196) at South Alcaniz Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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(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 |
| On Museum Lane 0.1 miles south of West Cedar Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 to . . . — — Map (db m160818) HM |
| On Fort Pickens Road. Reported missing. |
| | 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 West La Rua Street at North Palafox Street, on the left when traveling east on West La Rua Street. |
| | 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 East Wright Street at North Palafox Street, on the right when traveling west on East Wright Street. |
| | 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 |
| On West Cervantes Street (U.S. 90) at North T Street, on the right when traveling west on West Cervantes Street. |
| | 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 |
| On North Palafox Street at West Chase Street, on the left when traveling south on North Palafox Street. |
| | 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 |
| On South Adams Street at East Zarragossa Street, on the right when traveling south on South Adams Street. |
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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 |
| On South Adams Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on South Adams Street. |
| | 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 |
| On West Wright Street at North Palafox Street, on the right when traveling west on West Wright Street. |
| | 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 |
| On North 9th Avenue (State Road 289) at East Jackson Street, on the left when traveling south on North 9th Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| Near South Jefferson Street at East Zarragossa Street. |
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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 |
| Near North Alcaniz Street near W.D. Childers Plaza. |
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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 |
| Near East Main Street east of South Barracks Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | 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 |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | 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 |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | 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 |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | 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 |
| Near North 17th Avenue at East Gregory Street. |
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Side 1
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 |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | 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 of . . . — — Map (db m80049) HM |
| On East Zarragossa Street at South Alcaniz Street, on the left when traveling east on East Zarragossa Street. |
| | 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 |
| On East Chase Street 0.1 miles east of North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On East Wright Street 0.1 miles west of North Guillemard Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On East Wright Street just east of North Guillemard Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On East Government Street just east of South Palafox Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On North Palafox Street at West Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south on North Palafox Street. |
| | 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 |
| On North Spring Street at West Brainerd Street, on the left when traveling north on North Spring Street. |
| | 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 |
| On East Gregory Street 0.1 miles west of North 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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“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 |
| On Manolete Street west of U.S. 90, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On West Garden Street at North Palafox Street, on the left when traveling east on West Garden Street. |
| | 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 |
| On South Jefferson Street at East Zarragossa Street, on the left when traveling south on South Jefferson Street. |
| |
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 |
| Near East Zarragossa Street at South Palafox Street. |
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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 |
| On South Palafox Street at East Intendencia Street, on the right when traveling north on South Palafox Street. |
| | Site of residence of
Gen. Andrew Jackson
while governor of Florida
1821
Destroyed by fire 1839 — — Map (db m93358) HM |
| On North Palafox Street at Wright Street, in the median on North Palafox Street. |
| | 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 |
| On South 10th Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Colfax Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (Side 1)
The Hawkshaw site has supported prehistoric and historic occupations which span a period of nearly 2,000 years. It was inhabited around A.D. 150 by groups of Native Americans whom archaeologists call the Deptford Culture. Scientific . . . — — Map (db m72238) HM |
| On North 10th Avenue at East Salamanca Street, on the right when traveling south on North 10th Avenue. |
| | Historic John the Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist congregation in Pensacola. In 1846, the First Baptist Colored Church of Pensacola, known as Historic John the Baptist Church since 1927, was organized in the Seville Square community. The . . . — — Map (db m72246) HM |
| On Scenic Highway (U.S. 90) at Langley Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Scenic Highway. |
| | The Chimney is the only trace of what once was the first major industrial belt on the Gulf Coast, a string of antebellum wood mills and brick factories. The chimney represents the lumber industry of the Florida Panhandle. As the lumber industry . . . — — Map (db m72244) HM |
| On South Palafox Street at East Main Street, on the left when traveling south on South Palafox Street. |
| | Although the American Civil War (1861-1865) hindered much of Pensacola's early industrial growth, the city rebounded quickly once the war ended. Entrepreneurs from the northern United States saw great value in the area's deep port and natural . . . — — Map (db m130716) HM |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | A native of Aberdeen, Scotland, John Innerarity was the nephew of Spanish Pensacola's leading merchant William Panton. He arrived in Pensacola in 1802 to become managing clerk of the Panton, Leslie and Co. trading post. However, his uncle had died . . . — — Map (db m80078) HM |
| On South Tarragona Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Texas fugitive, John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895) was captured here on August 23, 1877. Hardin was wanted and dangerous, and his capture became national news that brought notoriety to Pensacola. Hardin had reportedly killed 27 men. He bragged he had . . . — — Map (db m91105) HM |
| Near North Alcaniz Street near W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | Born a nobleman in Spain about 1757, Noriega served his country with distinction in the Louisiana Infantry Regiment against the British at Baton Rouge, Mobile, and Pensacola between 1779 and 1781. His son Jose Noriega, born at Pensacola in 1788, . . . — — Map (db m80047) HM |
| On West Avery Street at North M Street, on the right when traveling east on West Avery Street. |
| | Established by German immigrant Conrad Kupfrian (1833-1892), the 100-acre Kupfrian’s Park opened in the early 1880s and provided a distinctive entertainment and recreational venue for Pensacola residents for over thirty years. Kupfrian constructed . . . — — Map (db m72245) HM |
| On Velasquez Street 0.1 miles south of Montalvo Drive, in the median. |
| | Site of plantation La Punta Gabaron owned 1814-1849 by Carlos Lavalle (Lavallet, Lavallette), born in 1772 of French parents in British Mobile. After Redcoats routed here in 1781, mother brought family to Spanish Pensacola. Carlos became a . . . — — Map (db m146499) HM |
| On South Palafox Street near South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In the year of Pensacola's 450th anniversary celebration of the Luna expedition, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain visited the city to commemorate our community's long Spanish heritage. In August 1559, an expedition . . . — — Map (db m52515) HM |
| On South Barracks Street at East Main Street, on the left when traveling south on South Barracks Street. |
| | Mooring anchors like this one were lowered into Pensacola Bay during the 1800s. A pair of buoyed mooring anchors connected by a long, heavy chain gave sailing ships a place to moor (tie up) while waiting to enter Pensacola's harbor to load or unload . . . — — Map (db m91136) HM |
| On Gregory Street just west of North Baylen Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Constructed in 1906 by Mabel Lewis, this frame vernacular structure was the home of generations of the Morrison family, including the parents of James Douglas (Jim) Morrison, the lead singer for The Doors. Before Robert Bruce (R.B.) and Frances . . . — — Map (db m110467) HM |
| On North Reus Street 0.1 miles north of De Soto Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The North Hill Preservation District occupies a 50-block area bound by Blount, Wright, Palafox, DeVilliers and Reus Streets, and represents one of the best preserved residential historic districts in Florida. After the Civil War, wealthy families . . . — — Map (db m72242) HM |
| On East Zarragossa Street at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Zarragossa Street. |
| | Side 1
Old Escambia County Court of Record Building (1912-1978)
During the early 1900s, the Florida Legislature established a new court of record to serve the rapidly-growing Escambia County. Completed in 1912, this Neo-Classical . . . — — Map (db m146500) HM |
| On East Government Street 0.1 miles west of South Alcaniz Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Organized May 2, 1847
First Building erected on
this site 1852
Relocated at current site,
500 N. Palafox Street, 1894. — — Map (db m72251) HM |
| On North Palafox Street at East Gadsden Street, on the right when traveling north on North Palafox Street. |
| | On this site, Pensacola Junior College (PJC) opened its doors on September 13, 1948. It was the first public junior college created by the Florida Legislature under the Minimum Foundation Program Act of 1947, signed into law by Governor Millard F. . . . — — Map (db m72248) HM |
| On North Palafox Street at East Jackson Street, in the median on North Palafox Street. |
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South Facing Side (Main Side)
A.D.1861. - A.D.1865.
The Uncrowned Heroes
of the
Southern Confederacy.
Whose joy was to suffer
and die for a cause they
believed to be just.
Their unchallenged devo-
tion and matchless . . . — — Map (db m72273) WM |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
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At age nine, in 1859, Philip Keys Yonge moved to Pensacola with his family from Marianna, Florida. The Yonge family came to Florida from England during the British Colonial Period. He began a career in the lumber business in 1876 at the Muscogee . . . — — Map (db m80040) HM |
| On S. Blue Angels Pkwy. at San Carlos Road, on the right when traveling west on S. Blue Angels Pkwy.. |
| | Germalican
Designer 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron USA
Artist Mrs. Lydia Davis
Sponsor 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron USA
“The Staff Crew of 2010”
LtCol Frank Orkisz · Major Oliver Ruhe · Cpt Dirk Zickora · . . . — — Map (db m102471) HM |
| On West Belmont Street at North De Villiers Street, on the left when traveling west on West Belmont Street. |
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Front
Pensacola, an important early center of blues, ragtime, vaudeville and jazz activity, developed into a regional cornerstone of the “chitlin’ circuit” in later years. Touring blues, jazz and rhythm & blues acts, and . . . — — Map (db m130678) HM |
| | Construction began 1856, was lit 1859 and is still in use at the present time.
This lighthouse replaced the original lighthouse built 1824, the first lighthouse on the Gulf Coast. — — Map (db m50405) HM |
| On South Palafox Street at West Garden Street (Business U.S. 98), on the right when traveling south on South Palafox Street. |
| | This building, once occupied by a Woolworth’s five and dime store, played a role in the struggle for civil rights in Florida. In the 1950s and 1960s, African Americans in segregated communities began sit-ins to protest against “whites . . . — — Map (db m110472) HM |
| Near Radford Blvd. at S. Blue Angels Pkwy., on the right when traveling east. |
| | Site of
Pensacola’s First Lighthouse
and
First on Florida’s Gulf Coast
Lighted: December 20, 1824-December 31, 1858
Architect: Winslow Lewis
Tower: Conical 30-foot Brick
Light: 10 Whale Oil Lamps in 7-foot Lantern
Keepers: Jeremiah . . . — — Map (db m102635) HM |
| On North Palafox Street (U.S. 29) south of West Chase Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | St. Michael Catholic Parish traces its foundation to Don Tristan De Luna's landing on Aug. 14, 1559. Accompanied by five priests of the Dominican Order and one lay brother, the first Catholic Mass in what is the United States was celebrated at the . . . — — Map (db m148529) HM |
| On South Barracks Street at East Main Street, on the left when traveling south on South Barracks Street. |
| | During the mid-1800s, 16 wharves reached into Pensacola Bay, along a three-mile stretch of waterfront from Bayou Texar to Bayou Chico. A few years later, around 1900, railroad companies invested in Pensacola's port facilities, improving wharves and . . . — — Map (db m91137) HM |
| On East Wright Street at North Tarragona Street, on the right when traveling west on East Wright Street. |
| | June 1, 1898, Col. Theodore Roosevelt and 170 of his Rough Riders (Indians, cowboys, policemen, clubmen, millionaires, etc.) welcomed here en route to Spanish-American War. There were 6 trains with men, horses and equipment of 1st U.S. Volunteer . . . — — Map (db m72270) HM |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
| | Salvador Pons was the second son of John Pons, a seaman from Maryland, and Maria Rosario, a free woman of color. As a property owner who could read and write, Salvador was able to serve the Pensacola community as City Alderman beginning in 1869 and . . . — — Map (db m80048) HM |
| Near John Tower Road 0.1 miles south of Taylor Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Dedicated to all Sea Service Women
Yeoman 1 •
Navy Nurses •
WAVES •
SPARS •
Women Marines •
Navy Women — — Map (db m160811) WM |
| On South Jefferson Street at East Government Street, on the right when traveling north on South Jefferson Street. |
| | Here appeared Sarah Bernhardt, John Drew, Grace George, Billie Burke, Lillian Russell, Maude Adams, Anna Pavlova, Richard Mansfield, Mrs. Fiske, Mme. Modjeska, Amelia Bingham, Sousa's Band, etc.
Brick and iron balcony rail in present Saenger . . . — — Map (db m72256) HM |
| On North Palafox Street at West Garden Street (Business U.S. 98), on the right when traveling south on North Palafox Street. |
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(Side 1)
Site of the First Methodist Church of Pensacola
Pensacola's first Methodist congregation was established in 1821 by Alexander Talley, M.D. It met in a series of small, wood frame churches until 1881, when construction of a . . . — — Map (db m72235) HM |
| On North G Street at West Belmont Street, on the right when traveling south on North G Street. |
| | After the Civil War, Pensacola's population grew rapidly. As new residents flocked to the city, its burial capacity became inadequate. Other pre-existing cemeteries were affiliated with specific religious denominations, making it difficult for those . . . — — Map (db m130679) HM |
| On West Government Street at South Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on West Government Street. |
| | The Sisters of Mercy began the Catholic Church's work for blacks in Pensacola when they opened St. Joseph Colored and Creole School on September 8, 1879. St. Joseph Catholic Church, built in 1891, was the 1st African-American parish in the Diocese . . . — — Map (db m72247) HM |
| Near North Palafox Street at West Chase Street. |
| | Established in 1781 East of Ferdinand VII Plaza and North of Church Street, named because of location of St. Michael's. Destroyed by fire during Civil War period, temporary quarters were used until present Church erected in 1885.
St. . . . — — Map (db m148533) HM |
| Near North Alcaniz Street at W.D. Childers Plaza. |
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Born on the island of Trinidad in 1812, Stephen Mallory's family eventually made Key West their home. Mallory studied law, volunteered in the Florida militia during the second Seminole War, and became Inspector of Customs at Key West. In 1830 . . . — — Map (db m80042) HM |
| On Bayfront Parkway at South Alcaniz Street, on the right when traveling east on Bayfront Parkway. |
| | Military and naval conflict dominated the 18th century. France, Spain, and Great Britain were aggressors in nearly constant warfare that often extended into North America. Spain established a fledgling colony near what is now the Pensacola Naval Air . . . — — Map (db m130767) HM |
| Near East Zarragossa Street at East Jefferson Street. |
| | This excavated area includes a part of the space where the Commanding Officer's Compound was located. It included a building, outbuildings, a formal garden area, and an outdoor kitchen. In addition, it was the center of Fort business, especially . . . — — Map (db m80170) HM |
| Near East Zarragossa Street at South Jefferson Street. |
| | This flag pole is located in the same general location as the pole that was used to raise the American flag over Florida officially for the first time. After signing the agreements in a building located near the dig site, soldiers of both the . . . — — Map (db m80165) HM |
| On South Jefferson Street at East Zarragossa Street, on the left when traveling south on South Jefferson Street. |
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The Early Life of T. T. Wentworth, Jr.
Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr. was born July 26, 1898, in Mobile, Alabama, to Elizabeth Goodloe and T. T. Wentworth, Sr. In 1900, the Wentworth family moved to Pensacola.
Young Tom helped . . . — — Map (db m91123) HM |
| On East Jackson Street at North 20th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Jackson Street. |
| | Built in 1910, this Arts & Crafts style house was the home of Phillip Keyes (P.K.) Yonge, a successful Pensacola lumber magnate who served on several state and local education boards. In 1905, he helped reincorporate the Florida Historical Society, . . . — — Map (db m146482) HM |
| On South Palafox Street 0.1 miles south of Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This building was erected in 1896 and rented to numerous businesses until the 1950s. One of the most significant tenants in the early 1900s was Samuel Charles, one of Pensacola's most prominent black businessmen, whose shoe repair shop became . . . — — Map (db m72239) HM |
| On South Palafox Street just south of South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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This berth was once the home of the 255 foot Owasco class patrol gunboat, Sebago (WPG 42), which was commissioned in September 1945 as the United States’ most heavily armed war vessel per foot. The ship carried an initial . . . — — Map (db m110471) HM |
| On East Main Street (County Road 196) at South Alcaniz Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | In 1775 William Bartram described Pensacola and the hospitality he received when even Gov. Chester urged him to be his houseguest. — — Map (db m91130) HM |
| Near South Pace Boulevard 0.1 miles south of Cypress Street when traveling south. |
| | Bartram wrote of the security and extent of intracoastal water ways from Virginia's Chesapeake Bay to the Mississippi, in 1774. — — Map (db m110475) HM |
| Near East Palafox Street at East Government Street. |
| | Obelisk west side
Born at Columbus, GA., June 6th, 1840,
Died in Washington, D.C. December 1st, 1897.
He fought for the Confederacy as Sergeant-
Major, Adjutant and Captain, at Shiloh, Corinth,
Chickamauga and other . . . — — Map (db m80076) HM |
| Near Fort Pickens Road 9.5 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (Road 399), on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1886 the U.S. Army exiled 400 Apaches from the Southwest to Florida and sent most of them to Fort Marion in St. Augustine. Several Pensacola citizens, however, petitioned the government to imprison Geronimo, a medicine man and warrior, and 15 . . . — — Map (db m86084) HM |
| Near Fort Pickens Road 9.3 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399). |
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Hidden beneath this vegetated mound of Battery 234 were soldiers who figured out solutions to a pressing problem: Where should artillery crews aim the guns to strike an attacking ship? It took some teamwork. Soldiers in the nearby end towers . . . — — Map (db m80060) HM |
| Near Fort Pickens Road 9.5 miles from Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399). |
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Battery Cooper's rifles popped up, disappeared, and reappeared like a jack-in-the-box. The battery, built in 1906, had two 6-inch rifles mounted on disappearing carriages. When the guns were fired, the recoil automatically lowered them behind the . . . — — Map (db m80062) HM |
| On Fort Pickens Road 11 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399), on the right when traveling east. |
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Gun crews performed a carefully choreographed ballet every time they loaded and fired an artillery piece. One slip-up in the teamwork could cause serious injuries or death. Crews practiced aiming at a target, opening the breech, loading and . . . — — Map (db m80067) HM |
| On Fort Pickens Road 8 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399), on the right when traveling west. |
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Hidden beneath this vegetation is Battery Langdon, Fort Pickens' most powerful gun emplacement. It's 12-inch guns could throw a projectile 17 miles out to sea. The first time Artilleryman M. Harry fired one of them his hat blew off, his pants . . . — — Map (db m80058) HM |
| On Fort Pickens Road 10.5 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399), on the right when traveling east. |
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In 1922 Hugo W. Papp looked on as the gun crew practiced firing one of Battery Payne's rapid-fire rifles. The recoil tore the gun from its mount and hurled it down the steps at Papp. In an instant he was dead. This was the only time that a life . . . — — Map (db m80066) HM |
| On Fort Pickens Road 10 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399), on the left when traveling west. |
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Fort Pickens' brick walls and cast-iron guns had become obsolete by the end of the Civil War. Harbor defenses now called for steel guns in low-lying concrete batteries. Trueman's 3-inch, rapid-fire guns, mounted in 1905, guarded the inner channel . . . — — Map (db m80063) HM |
| On Fort Pickens Road 10.5 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399), on the right when traveling south. |
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All alone in the glaring sun...scanning the horizon...looking for but hoping not to see an enemy ship or plane—guard duty was no picnic for the Coast Artillery during World War II. Soldiers stood guard around the clock in three- or . . . — — Map (db m80065) HM |
| Near Fort Pickens Road 9 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399). |
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Battery Worth's guns were deafening. The gun crews were told to "stay loose and keep your mouths open." Cotton was available, but most soldiers did not use it and developed "artilleryman's ear." Gun pits on the left and right housed eight 12-inch . . . — — Map (db m80057) HM |
| Near Fort Pickens Road 9.8 miles from Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399). |
| | On the brink of war with Spain after the USS "Maine" battleship was sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba, in February 1898, the U.S. Army installed a minefield in the Pensacola Harbor entrance. Leaving a 1000-foot opening, the Corps of Engineers placed two . . . — — Map (db m80095) HM |
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