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810. Florida State's Tomahawk Chop
For my Florida State Seminole fans who have always wondered where the "Tomahawk Chop" originated, the questioned has been answered!...
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UNIQUE HISTORY OF PENSACOLA
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May 26, 20225 min read
807. Santa Rosa's Duel to the Death on Gaylor Creek c1843
Once upon a time there was a Spanish family living in Santa Rosa County back when Florida belonged to Spain. Historian John T. Diamond...
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May 14, 20223 min read
816. Milton Weddings of 1905
On December 23, 1905, the Pensacola News Journal published the weddings of several local couples. One was the marriage on December 17th...
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May 14, 20224 min read
806. Milton, Pensacola, and Prohibition 1915
Prohibition was thrust on America by the passing of the 18th Amendment in 1919 with 68% approval from the House and 76% of the Senate. In...
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May 8, 20225 min read
805. Milton's Imogene Theater 1912
On January 31, 1909 at about 4:00 AM, a fire started in the Fisher & Company building and before it could be extinguished twenty-two...
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May 5, 20222 min read
804. Pensacola's Palm Drive-in Theater 1956
Very few people today realize there used to be a drive-in theater located at the intersection of Davis Highway and Fairfield Drive. The...
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Apr 29, 20223 min read
803. A local descendent of President William H. Harrison
Nestled in the hallowed grounds of the Pine Forest United Methodist Church Cemetery is a woman that is a descendent of President William...
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Apr 21, 20226 min read
802. Pensacola's Only Double Execution 1915
Two Negro men were sitting in the Escambia County Jail eating their last meal on earth on August 20, 1915. Within a few hours both would...
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Apr 15, 20224 min read
801. Milton's Druggist Charles Spencer Stewart 1899
Charles Spencer Stewart was born on March 7, 1870 at Jack' Pond in Santa Rosa County, Florida, the son of Samuel Taylor Stewart...
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Apr 9, 20225 min read
800. Pensacola's Motel Era 1930-1960
In today's modern society, our "on the road" accommodations are expected to be full of amenities such as internet service, housekeeping...
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Apr 5, 20222 min read
799. Pensacola's Mister Baseball 1939
At 1601 North Reus Street there is a beautiful home that was built in 1939 for John Wallace "Wally" Dashiell and his wife Virginia. Wally...
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Mar 27, 20226 min read
798. Pensacolian Rescued from Cabanatuan 1945
Private John Sidney Alford was born on August 3, 1921, the son of Julius and Etta Alford. His father was a blacksmith at Ft. Barrancas...
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Mar 17, 20226 min read
797. Pensacola's WWII Marine Raiders 1943
USMC Corporal Thomas "Tommy" Charles Morres was born in Pensacola, Florida on August 26, 1923, the son of Charles Constantine Morres...
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Mar 12, 20222 min read
796. Milton's Peter Lawrence Rollo
Peter "Pete" Lawrence Rollo was born in Milton Florida in 1878, the son of Lawrence Jefferson Rollo (1838-1898) and Martha A. "Mattie"...
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Mar 12, 20224 min read
795. Pensacola's Yellow Fever Detention Camp 1905
The last Yellow Fever epidemic to ravage Pensacola began in July 1905 and would prove to be a forerunner of other epidemics including...
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Mar 7, 20224 min read
794. Pensacola High School Class of 1921 Part II
The Pensacola High School Class of 1921 began their final academic trek on Monday, September 13, 1920 still in their old building but...
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Mar 6, 20223 min read
793. Pensacola High School Class of 1921 Part I
The Pensacola High School yearbook of 1921, known as the "Tattler" provides a glimpse into the men and women that would be shaping the...
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Feb 23, 20227 min read
792. Pensacola's Scenic Highway Injustice 1910
This story is about a sinister side of our history in Pensacola but one that should be told in hopes that it's never repeated! It began...
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Feb 23, 20223 min read
791. "Ladies of Milton" versus Teddy Roosevelt 1898
The aftermath of the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor led to a declaration of war against Spain on April 25, 1898. But to fight...
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Feb 22, 20225 min read
790. Milton High School First Graduating Class 1917
Milton High School was established in 1915 on Canal Street for the total price of $40,000 until the current school was built on Stewart...
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