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216. Doc Holliday's Pensacola Visit
The intriguing question is "did the infamous dentist turned gunman, John Henry "Doc" Holliday travel through Pensacola?" According to...
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Mar 16, 20193 min read
215. Pensacola's San Carlos Hotel 1909
One hundred and ten years ago, Pensacola built one of the finest hotels the South had ever seen. The San Carlos Hotel quickly became the...
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214. Muscogee Sailor Helps Sink Enemy Carrier 1944
James Thomas Dunlap was born in Muscogee, Escambia County, Florida on March 7, 1919, the son of Isham Neil Dunlap and Mary Elizabeth...
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Mar 11, 20193 min read
213. "Ladies of Milton" versus Teddy Roosevelt 1898
The aftermath of the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor was a declaration of war against Spain on April 25, 1898. But to fight a...
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Mar 10, 20192 min read
212. Captain John Battista Guttmann 1876
John Battista Guttmann was born on October 16, 1839 in Munich, Germany, the son of Simon Guttmann. There, he was raised and educated...
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Mar 8, 20195 min read
211. Pensacola Teenager Writes of Brother's Death on Okinawa
Fourteen-year old Miss Hilda Earle Holm (Cyphers) was living in her hometown of Pensacola when the war began in 1941. “It was an exciting...
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Mar 6, 20192 min read
210. Pensacola's Fight at Fort Hodgson (Gonzalez) 1864
With the Confederate forces weakened in Escambia County, Union General Alexander Asboth set out from Fort Barrancas decided to strike the...
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Mar 6, 20193 min read
209. Green Book Comes to Pensacola 1949
Hollywood's movie "The Green Book" was released on November 21, 2019 and won this year's Oscar for best picture. The movie is based on a...
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Mar 6, 20192 min read
208. First Baby Born at Old Sacred Heart Hospital 1915
Janice Fanny Gundersheimer was born on September 17, 1915 in the old Pensacola Hospital at 1016 North 12th Avenue that was run by the...
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Mar 1, 20191 min read
Update: Victor F. Bokas 1920
Victor Bokas was born in Greece on December 18, 1884 in Feletes Epperos, Greece. He immigrated to American in 1911, arriving in New York...
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Feb 28, 20191 min read
207. William Francis Breen 1920
William F. Breen was born in January 1866 in Ripley, Minnesota, the son of James and Mary Breen from Ireland. In 1900, he was boarding on...
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206. Crystal Ice Company 1932
This building was designed by Steven Fulgham and built in 1932 for Guy Spearman and his Crystal Ice Company. It is still located today at...
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Feb 23, 20192 min read
205. Victor Bokas' Confectionery Store 1919
Victor Bokas was born in Greece on December 18, 1884 in Feletes Epperos, Greece. He immigrated to American in 1911, arriving in New York...
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Feb 20, 20191 min read
204. Navy Point Shopping Center 1946
The "Navy Point" neighborhood was built in 1945 as WWII was coming to an end. The homes were constructed with two and three bedroom floor...
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203. Four Bagdad Brothers Go to War 1918 (Part IV)
The fourth and last brother to leave for World War I, was Peter "Pietro" Tomasello Jr., born on January 6, 1900 in Pinewood, Florida. He...
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Feb 19, 20193 min read
202. Four Bagdad Brothers Go to War 1918 (Part III)
Next in line was Sergeant Giovanni Pietro Tomasello who was born on May 12, 1895 in Pinewood, Florida, the son of Peter and Eulalie...
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Feb 14, 20194 min read
201. Four Bagdad Brothers Go to War 1918 (Part II)
Peter Tomasello came to America in 1882 where he entered the lumber business, eventually making his way through Georgia and to Bagdad,...
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Feb 13, 20193 min read
200. Four Bagdad Brothers Go to War 1918 (Part I)
Peter Tomasello came to America in 1882 where he entered the lumber business, eventually making his way through Georgia and to Bagdad,...
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Feb 11, 20193 min read
199. Davisville Sailor KIA by Kamikaze off Okinawa 1945
3rd Class Gunner's Mate Freeman Wilton Baker was born in Davisville, Florida in North Escambia County on March 15, 1926. He was the son...
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198. Santa Rosa's Axelson Shipbuilding 1858
Gustave (also spelled Gustaf) Axelson was born on April 10, 1858 in East Bay, Santa Rosa County, Florida, the son of Frederick Axelson...
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