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| − | '''Sanders Beach''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Pensacola. | + | '''Sanders Beach''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Pensacola, in the [[Maxent Tract]]. |
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| + | In [[1908]], Pensacola mayor [[Calvin C. Goodman]] requested and received a donation of two blocks of waterfront from the [[Maxent Land Company]]. The parcel was developed as a public park and was eventually named for [[Frank Dent Sanders]], a former Pensacola fireman, [[Pensacola Chief of Police|police chief]], commissioner and [[Mayor of Pensacola|mayor]]. | ||
==Notable landmarks== | ==Notable landmarks== | ||
*[[Sanders Beach Community Center]] | *[[Sanders Beach Community Center]] | ||
| + | *[[Pensacola Yacht Club]] | ||
*The [[Oar House]] Restaurant | *The [[Oar House]] Restaurant | ||
*[[American Creosote Works]] Superfund site | *[[American Creosote Works]] Superfund site | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Sanders Beach Neighborhood Association]] | *[[Sanders Beach Neighborhood Association]] | ||
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[[Category:Neighborhoods]] [[Category:Sanders Beach| ]] | [[Category:Neighborhoods]] [[Category:Sanders Beach| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 8 June 2009
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</googlemap>Sanders Beach is a neighborhood in southwestern Pensacola, in the Maxent Tract.
In 1908, Pensacola mayor Calvin C. Goodman requested and received a donation of two blocks of waterfront from the Maxent Land Company. The parcel was developed as a public park and was eventually named for Frank Dent Sanders, a former Pensacola fireman, police chief, commissioner and mayor.
Notable landmarks[edit]
- Sanders Beach Community Center
- Pensacola Yacht Club
- The Oar House Restaurant
- American Creosote Works Superfund site
