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333. No Survivors of the USS Tampa 1918
So many times throughout our nation's history, citizens of Milton and Pensacola have been involved in making America what it is today!...
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May 20, 20203 min read
332. Providing Liquor to the Military 1918
Of all the Federal crimes on the books in 1918, one would not think that giving liquor to American soldiers, sailors, and airmen would...
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May 19, 20204 min read
331. Saloon Smasher Avoids Pensacola 1908
The Temperance Movement began as far back as the 1830's in an attempt to make the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages...
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May 18, 20203 min read
330. PHS Football Tigers vs Marines 1918
Can you imagine the Pensacola High School Tigers having the US Army and Marine Corps football teams on their football schedule today?...
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May 17, 20202 min read
329. School Makeup Due to Influenza
Reading the news lately shows the dilemma facing the Escambia and Santa Rosa School Boards of coming up with a plan to make up the missed...
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May 16, 20204 min read
328. Homage to Judge Billy G. Ward 2020
Today, the Honorable Billy G. Ward was laid to rest after a long life dedicated to his family, justice, and his nation. Billy Glenn Ward...
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May 15, 20206 min read
327. Influenza 1918 vs Influenza 2020
In the last 102 years, the world has seen two of the worst influenza pandemics, both in deaths and/or economic impact. By far the worst...
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May 11, 20205 min read
326. Miltonian Goes Down with His Sub
One of the biggest nautical stories of the 1920's occurred just off America's East Coast in 1925 and by chance a young man from Milton...
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May 10, 20203 min read
325. Pensacola's First Korean War Casualty 1950
Army Private Rosamond Nathaniel Johnson, Jr. was born on May 18, 1933, the son of Alice Lee Houston and Rosamond Johnson Sr. When he was...
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May 4, 20203 min read
324. Peaden's Bagdad Taxi 1920's
This old 1976 Press Gazette photo of a Bagdad taxi driver is somewhat intriguing because we don't think of this small community sporting...
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Apr 26, 20203 min read
323. Union Disaster on Escambia River 1863
The cold winter months of 1862 brought an end to most of the military operations in the Escambia/Santa Rosa area. However, the hiatus...
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Apr 25, 20203 min read
322. Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty 1924
William Jones Kelly was born on August 10, 1893 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Aaron Smith Kelly (1863-1940) and Carrie Powers...
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Apr 18, 20204 min read
321. The Ghosts of NAS 1874
Most all Pensacolians have heard of the haunted Old Lighthouse at NAS. So much so, that "Ghost Hunters" viewed an episode there looking...
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Apr 14, 20203 min read
320. William Mitchell Holifield Shot and Killed 1899
He was born on October 7, 1858, in Atlanta, Georgia to Wiley Henry Holifield Sr. (1830-1864) and Rejina L. Mayo (1834-1880). His father...
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Apr 9, 20203 min read
427. Pensacolian Dies from Bad Booze 1925
Ensign John "Johnny" Reynolds Gibson was born in Carrabelle, Florida on July 10, 1894, the son of John J. Gibson (1865-1927) and Ida A....
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Apr 8, 20203 min read
319. Pensacola's Battle of Bluff Springs 1865
By 1865, Union General Edward Canby was ready for the final assault on Mobile’s eastern shore, scheduled for March 17, 1865. To take...
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Apr 3, 20203 min read
318. Bagdad's John Alexander Davis 1948
Eighteen-year old James Oliver Wilson (1843-1916) walked down to the recruiting station in Bladen County, NC on November 5, 1861 and...
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Mar 29, 20203 min read
317. Pensacola's Glad Hand Saloon
The Glad Hand Saloon was a retail liquor store located at 507 South Palafox Street that was established c1900 and owned by Henry...
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Mar 27, 20202 min read
316. A Housewife's Day in 1918
We've all heard the stories of WWII's "Rosie the Riveter" and the massive contributions women made in our struggle against tyranny. But...
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Mar 20, 20205 min read
315. Escambia County's Father and Son at Gettysburg 1863
In a lonely cemetery in the northern part of Escambia County lies the grave of a young man who fought in one of the most horrendous...
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