Pensacola Catholic High School

Pensacola Catholic High School, prior to 1958, was located on the corner of Garden and Baylen Streets.

In that year, the school moved to its current location on the corner of West Scott Street and W Street.

A decade later, Pensacola Catholic ...

NAS Pensacola Parade Ground

This parade ground is the location for the graduation ceremonies for the Aviation Officer's Candidate School.

The ceremony includes marching units, a band, and an occasional fly-over by Naval aircraft.

The frequency of the graduation ceremonies depends on their the number of ...

NAS Pensacola Officer's Housing

In the early 1930s, the Naval Air Station began expanding. The town of Warrington, which was located just west of the base, was moved to the north side of Bayou Grande.

In 1934, 840 bodies were moved from the Warrington Cemetery ...

Pensacola Bay Bridge

Nearly three miles in length, the current Pensacola Bay Bridge is the second structure constructed to connect downtown Pensacola to Gulf Breeze.

Up until the 1930s, travel to Gulf Breeze required either a ferry ride across the bay, or a lengthy ...

Christ Episcopal Church, Pensacola Florida

For over a century, Christ Episcopal Church has served as a religious and cultural center for the city of Pensacola. Pensacola's Episcopalian tradition began in 1832, with the construction of Old Christ Church located on Seville Square. During the late ...

Goofy Golf Pensacola

With a longevity that exceeds Disney World, the Goofy Golf miniature golf course on Navy Blvd has prevailed through decades of triumph and trial.

Miniature golf courses originated as "Tom Thumb Golf" near Chatanooga Tennessee in 1929 as the age ...

The Battle of Pensacola (1781)

In June of 1779 the Spanish declared war on England. In an attempt to remove England from the New World they decided to remove England's control of it's colony in west Florida. The Spanish governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Galvez, ...

Pensacola Beach

Sand, sand, and more sand. Pensacola Beach is a barrier island located south of the Gulf Breeze peninsula that serves as a protector of the mainland from hurricanes. This shifting island had few inhabitants before the Spanish established their second ...

U.S. Naval Hospital Pensacola

United States Naval Hospital Pensacola in Florida has a long history that has resulted in the creation and reconstruction of six different Naval Hospitals. Its origins are credited to Doctor Isaac Hulse who in 1826 was commissioned by President John ...

Pensacola Beach Sign

The Pensacola Beach Sign was designed in 1960 by Mrs. Patricia Thorton Born. The Sign was commissioned by the Santa Rosa Island Authority to help direct tourists to drive from the city of Pensacola to Pensacola Beach.

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