Jesse M. was born on May 10, 1804 in Chesterfield, SC, the son of Elisha Lewis (1760-1829) and Esther Nelson (1765-1830). His father was...

In a remote cemetery off Robinson Street in Santa Rosa County, Florida a lone grave lies in a peaceful cemetery next to Blackwater Bay....

As all law enforcement agencies throughout the ages have kept up with the number of arrest made by each officer. The year 1906 was to be...

This old service station on the northeast corner of Molino Road and Highway 95A served many a customer gas as well as sodas and snacks....

As the Civil War progressed began along its bloody path to war, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union on January 10,...

As stated in Florida Memories, "The Florida Soldiers' Home Association was formed in 1888 with Albert J. Russell, the state...

In the latter days of the Civil War, Union General James H. Wilson raided the soft underbelly of the South on March 22, 1865 with his...

On January 19, 1928, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office was called to Bluff Springs in the northern part of the county in reference to...

In the very early days of the 20th Century, Pensacola had a well-established system of prostitution more or less controlled by the local...

The study of history can be enlightening, even those times that make us ashamed of our past. George Santayana once said, "Those who...

PRESIDENT BY Wilds Leroy "W. L." W1TTICH (1847-1913) (CO. E, 56TH ALA. CAV.), PENSACOLA, FLA. I read in the March Veteran an article from...

Jewel Hicks Hudson was born in Jay, Florida on May 18, 1905, the son of John Granville Hudson (1882-1978) and Mamie Etta Diamond...

The somber news of the passing of one of the world's greatest monarchs in modern history brings a story to mind of her connection with...

In 1833, Oberlin College in Ohio became the first higher learning institution to admit women in the United States. Seventy-two years...

There's hardly a town in the United States that has not been touched in some way by the brutality of the Vietnam War! And sadly, Milton,...

Have your ever wondered how someone in 1861 Pensacola could travel to Mobile, Alabama given the transportation options of the day? Today,...

Melbourne Carter (1842-1863) was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Dr. John Flournoy Carter (1795-) and Martha Milledge Carter...

Lucius Manlius Merritt Sr. was born on July 11, 1824 in Charleston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, the son of Noah Merritt. Noah would...

Once upon a time in a far off America, it became possible to mail your children to Grandma's if you had enough stamps. On New Years Day...

As we look around at the state of the Union today, many people say to each other "how did politics get this way?" However, if you get out...