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In the defense of Pensacola Bay, Fort McRee was accompanied by Fort Pickens, located across Pensacola Pass on Santa Rosa Island, and Fort Barrancas, located across Pensacola Bay on the grounds of what is now Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. [1] [2] Fort Pickens was the largest of these. Very little remains of Fort McRee today.
Fort McRee was built on Perdido Key across Pensacola Pass from Fort Pickens. Abandoned by Union forces and taken over by Florida and Alabama militia in January 1861, it was badly damaged by Union bombardment during the American Civil War later that year. Abandoned by Confederate forces, Fort McRee remained in ruins for the next three decades.
Pensacola: Also known as the Virginia. [6] Sank on August 10, 1977. 2: Pensacola Athletic Club: April 16, 1975 (#75000552) October 10, 1990: SW corner of Baylen and Belmont Sts. Pensacola: Also known as Rafford Hall. Destroyed by arsonist in 1990. [6] 3: San Carlos Hotel: San Carlos Hotel: January 20, 1982 (#82002374) February 4, 1994: 1 N ...
The Escambia Wood Treating Company is located at 3910 Palafox Highway, northeast of the intersection of Fairfield Drive in Pensacola, Florida. [2] The 26-acre site is situated in an area of mixed land use, bordered by a small residential community to the north, the CSX railway to the east, Palafox Drive to the west, and by numerous businesses in an area of mixed residential and industrial ...
The Palafox Historic District (NR 14001085) comprises 129 properties in Pensacola, Florida.The district includes 100 contributing buildings, 28 non-contributing buildings, and 1 non-contributing site (Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza – due to age of site at time of the nomination).
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Pensacola, Florida" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Universities and colleges in Escambia County, Florida (1 C) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Escambia County, Florida" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
1870: The Pensacola and Fort Barrancas Railroad, an eight-mile line connecting Pensacola, Florida, with the fort, through Warrington and Woolsey, is constructed during the Reconstruction era to improve infrastructure in the state. [8] The line had several corporate ownerships before the rail link on Naval Air Station Pensacola was abandoned ...