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History of Pensacola, Florida, USA

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Where is Pensacola, Florida, USA?

• 1559 - August 14 - Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla
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  1559 - Hurricane wrecks Spanish expedition
  A Spanish fleet of 74 ships sent to recapture Florida sailed into a hurricane. Most of...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1698 - Pensacola founded
  First established by Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano in 1559; abandoned in 1561. Permanently established in 1698.
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• 1812 - War of 1812
  During the War of 1812, Spain allowed Britain to use Pensacola as a naval base.
  
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• 1814 - Naval Base Captured
  American troops captured the naval base in Pensacola.
  
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• 1854 - Pensacola
  Pensaco'la, a port of entry and capital of Escambia county, Florida, is situated on the W. shore of Pensacola bay, about 10 miles from the Gulf of...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1861 - September 13 - 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla
  
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• February 13, 1889 - It was the coldest morning of record along the Gulf Coast. The temperature dipped to 7 above zero at Pensacola FL.
  
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•  1893 - Yellow Jack
  Its Appearance at Pensacola, Fla., Officially Reported
  
  PENSACOLA, Fla., Aug. 9. - The Escambia county board of health issued the following...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Pensacola
  Pensaco'la, a port of entry and the capital of Escambia co., Fla., on the N. shore of Pensacola Bay, about 10 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and 50...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Pensacola Light House, 1905
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•  1906 - DELUGE FOLLOWS FATAL HURRICANE; USE STREET BOATS. THIRTY KNOWN DEAD NEAR PENSACOLA, WITH LOSS OF $8,000,000.
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  Sept. 29. - Flood followed hurricane wind, and rain this morning, and the city tonight is nearly...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Pensacola, a city, port of entry, and the capital of Escambia co., Fla., on the N. shore of Pensacola Bay, about 10 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Fort Mc Rae
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  Life Saving Station on Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola, Fla., 1907
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  Y.M.C.A., 1907
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  1908 advertisement
  
  M. A. Baker & Co. Manufacturers
  Seamless Turpentine Stills
  Pensacola, Fla.
  
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  Pensacola, Florida
  July 4, 1908
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  The Casino. Florida's Newest Playground. Pensacola, Florida
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  Elks' Hall and Osceola Club House
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  Historic Fort San Carlos and Fort Barrancas
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  Taking Logs up to Mill to be sawed into Lumber, Pensacola, Fla.
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• 1917 - September 28 - A hurricane hit Pensacola, FL. Winds gusted to 95 mph, and the barometric pressure dipped to 28.50 inches.
  
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  San Carlos Hotel
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  Sun and Surf Bathing on the Beautiful White Sands at Pensacola Beach, Fla. "On the Gulf of Mexico"
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  McIlwain Memorial Presbyterian Church
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•  1926 - Five Believed Buried Under Factory Ruins Firemen Continue to battle $200,000 Blaze Started by Blast
  Ten Are Injured In Mystery Accident
  Cause of Tragedy Undetermined by Heads of Business
  
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• 1926 - September 20 - A hurricane which hit Miami, FL, on the 18th, pounded Pensacola with wind gusts to 152 mph. Winds raged in excess of 100 mph for four hours, and above 75 mph for 20 hours.
  
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  Sanders Beach
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  Azalea Motel
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  Scenic Highway along Pensacola Bay
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  Palafox Street
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  Aerial View of Pensacola
  Navy Planes over Pensacola, Fla.
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  Boat Basin, U.S. Naval Air Station
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• 1954 - January 13 - WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
  
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