Bailey House State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker is located at the c.1850 Bailey House, the home of James B. Bailey, a member of the Alachua County Central Committee which coordinated local mobilization for the

Civil War. During the war, Bailey served the Confederacy ...

Bagdad Village Museum and Complex

Housed in the restored c.1886 New Providence Missionary Baptist Church building, the Bagdad Village Preservation Association Museum contains exhibits on local history including a Civil War exhibit with period artifacts and photographs.

www.bagdadvillage.org

Information Provided by Florida Department of State.

Bagdad Cemetery

This cemetery contains the remains of at least 15 Confederate and Union military veterans. Also buried here is Martin F. Bruce, a partner in the Bagdad shipbuilding firm of Ollinger and Bruce which, during the Civil War, was contracted to ...

Bagdad

When the Civil War began, Bagdad was an important West Florida center for the lumbering and naval stores industries with

a large lumber mill complex and a shipyard. In early 1862, the Confederate government began withdrawing troops from the

Pensacola ...

Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center

This city park includes the prehistoric Fort Walton Temple Mound, the Indian Temple Mound Museum, and two early 20th century historic structures. In April 1861, the local Confederate military unit, the Walton Guards, established Camp Walton at the base of ...

St. Andrew Bay Saltworks-Historical Marker

Between 1861 and 1865, the St. Andrew Bay Saltworks, one of the largest producers of salt in the South, contributed to the Confederate cause by providing salt, fish and cattle for southern troops and citizens.

A necessary preservative in those ...

Confederate Salt Kettle-Oaks by the Bay Park

A major contribution of Florida to the Confederate war effort was the production of salt. Salt was necessary for preserving meat and other perishable foods but could not be imported due to the Union blockade.

Produced by boiling sea water ...

Pensacola Children's Museum (Arbona Building)

From 1885-1905, Eugene Arbona ran the Gulf Saloon and Restaurant from the newly constructed Arbona Building.  While the saloon remained downstairs, the Arbona family lived upstairs. Eugene Arbona deeded the building to his daughter, Fannie Arbona, who owned the building ...

Fort Barrancas

One of three forts designed to protect the United States Navy Yard, Fort Barrancas was completed in 1844 on a bluff overlooking Pensacola Bay. Defenses included two other major separate masonry fortifications.

To protect the fort from attack on the ...

Barrancas National Cemetery

In 1868, the U.S. Navy Yard Cemetery at the Marine Hospital was transferred to the War Department and designated Barrancas National Cemetery.

Sections 1 thru 12 of the cemetery contain the remains of 1,239 Union Civil War casualties, as well ...