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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DD6_original-site-of-first-baptist-church_Pensacola-FL.html
Organized May 2, 1847First Building erected onthis site 1852Relocated at current site,500 N. Palafox Street, 1894.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DD5_frascati_Pensacola-FL.html
"Duelling Oaks" according to tradition. Later picnic grounds and site of chowder parties of the "Mullets" and the "Snappers", in heated political rallies. Purchased by Pensacola Woman's Club, 1932 as headquarters.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DD4_firefighter-vista-s-lowe_Pensacola-FL.html
At this site on September 30, 1962, Firefighter Vista Spencer Lowe, age 23, died in the line of duty while responding to a house fire at 409 East Zarragossa Street. Upon arrival at the scene, Firefighter Lowe stepped from the rear tailboard of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DD3_original-site-of-pensacola-junior-college_Pensacola-FL.html
On this site, Pensacola Junior College (PJC) opened its doors on September 13, 1948. It was the first public junior college created by the Florida Legislature under the Minimum Foundation Program Act of 1947, signed into law by Governor Millard F.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DD2_st-joseph-catholic-church_Pensacola-FL.html
The Sisters of Mercy began the Catholic Church's work for blacks in Pensacola when they opened St. Joseph Colored and Creole School on September 8, 1879. St. Joseph Catholic Church, built in 1891, was the 1st African-American parish in the Diocese…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DD1_historic-john-the-baptist-church_Pensacola-FL.html
This is the site of John the Baptist Church, one of the oldest Baptist Churches in Pensacola. In 1846 the First Baptist Colored Church of Pensacola, known today as Historic John the Baptist Church, was organized in the Seville Square community. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DD0_kupfrians-park_Pensacola-FL.html
Established by German immigrant Conrad Kupfrian (1833-1892), the 100-acre Kupfrian's Park opened in the early 1880s and provided a distinctive entertainment and recreational venue for Pensacola residents for over thirty years. Kupfrian constructed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DCZ_hyer-knowles-planing-mill_Pensacola-FL.html
The Chimney is the only trace of what once was the first major industrial belt on the Gulf Coast, a string of antebellum wood mills and brick factories. The chimney represents the lumber industry of the Florida Panhandle. As the lumber industry pr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DCY_christ-episcopal-church_Pensacola-FL.html
Christ Church, founded in 1827, was incorporated by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida in 1829. The first church, constructed in 1832, still stands on Seville Square. Later, Chicago architect John Sutcliffe and Pensacola contracto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DCX_north-hill-preservation-district_Pensacola-FL.html
The North Hill Preservation District occupies a 50-block area bound by Blount, Wright, Palafox, DeVilliers and Reus Streets, and represents one of the best preserved residential historic districts in Florida. After the Civil War, wealthy families …