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This list of African American Historic Places in Florida is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.
Mexico Beach is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States. It is located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Panama City on the Florida Panhandle. It is part of the Panama City-Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area in North Florida. The population was 916 at the 2020 census, down from 1,072 at the 2010 census. [6]
The history of African Americans in Florida can be divided into several eras, the dates varying by location: 1) Slavery until 1865. A few slaves had been freed, but were never free from the threat of being again enslaved. 2) Reconstruction after the American Civil War. 3) Remainder of 19th century. 4) Terrorist activity against African Americans.
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US 98 (Panama City Beach Parkway) and Cambridge Boulevard in Panama City Beach: former SR 30F [2] CR 167: US 231 north-northeast of Fountain: CR 167 at the Bay–Calhoun county line north-northeast of Fountain: former SR 167; [2] indicated on FDOT county map to be CR 2301, but signed as CR 167 CR 327: Lisenby Avenue Airport Drive
Gulf County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census , the population was 14,192. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Port St. Joe . [ 2 ]
The Vamar is a shipwreck (which sank on March 21, 1942) near Mexico Beach, Florida, United States. [2] It is located 3.7 miles offshore from Mexico Beach. It became the ninth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 2004. [2] On April 10, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [3]
Negro Fort was a short-lived fortification built by the British in 1814, during the War of 1812, in a remote part of what was at the time Spanish Florida.It was intended to support a never-realized British attack on the U.S. via its southwest border, [1] by means of which they could "free all these Southern Countries [states] from the Yoke of the Americans".