Ciriaco Lopez

Ciriaco Lopez 1780-1861

Ciriaco Lopez was born on May 15th, 1794, in Florida. He married a woman fourteen years his junior, Dona Feliciana Ysidra de Madrid, and she gave him a son, Heraldo.

Lopez was active in local politics. ...

Stephen Moreno

Stephen Anastasius Moreno 1870-1891

Stephen Anastasius Moreno was born in 1870 to the so-called "King of Pensacola," Don Francisco Moreno, and his third wife, Mentoria Gonzalez. Stephen was one of the twenty-seven children Francisco raised while, among other things, running ...

Maria Josefa Martinez

Maria Josefa Martinez 1800-1823

A gravestone inscription in Spanish provides most of the extant information about Dona Maria Josefa Martinez's life. She was born on October 22nd, 1800, in Pensacola, Florida. She married Don Juan Brosnaham in 1816 and they ...

Josefa Moreno

Dona Josefa Lopez Moreno 1793-1820

Dona Josefa Lopez Moreno was born in Pensacola in 1793 to Don Joseph Anthony Lopez and Dona Maria Victoria Calder. In 1815, she married Don Francisco Moreno, a man who later gained the informal title ...

Fort McRee

At the eastern end of Perdido Key is an area once used by the U.S. Army to defend Pensacola Bay. A three-tiered fort with a detached water battery called Fort McRee was built there between 1834 and 1839.

During the ...

West Volusia Visitor Center

Centrally located between Orlando and Daytona Beach, the West Volusia County region encompasses 15 distinct communities along the St. Johns River, each thriving with historical, cultural and natural charm. Historic landmarks, cultural attractions and a variety of unique accommodations and ...

Seacrest Wolf Preserve

Founded in 1999, the Seacrest Wolf Preserve is a non-profit organization located on 400 acres within Washington County, FL and serves the community through its efforts in preserving the wolf for future generations. Empowered by their creed the preserve aims ...

Grand Haven Musical Fountain

Before May 30, 1963 the boardwalk of Grand Haven was rather lifeless and boring. In fact the boardwalk itself did not exist. Then, the city had an idea. They would build an attraction that would bring tourists from around the ...

Victoria Building

“The Victoria Building stands in the heart of Ottawa, as part of the southern streetscape of Wellington Street, directly facing Parliament Hill. It is a large, ten-story structure defined by two principal façades with a brick and stone facing. The ...

Parliament Buildings

“Parliament Buildings National Historic Site of Canada is prominently located on a hill above the Ottawa River on Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Four Gothic Revival style buildings grouped on landscaped grounds, namely the West Block, the Centre Block, ...