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| + | *[[1699]] – [[First Spanish period]]: French ships under [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]] leave Spanish-occupied [[Pensacola Bay]], going westward to found [[Wikipedia:Louisiana (New France)|French Louisiana]]. | ||
| + | *[[1858]] – The [[Selma & Gulf Railroad Company]] is incorporated.<ref>Kincaid A. Herr. ''The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963''. University Press of Kentucky, 2000.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[1871]] – A joint resolution of Congress grants the [[Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company]] an easement through the [[Navy Yard]] reservation.<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=ewpCAAAAIAAJ United States Military Reservations, National Cemeteries, and Military Parks]'', 1916.</ref> | ||
*[[1903]] – Five tons of condemned dynamite are detonated near [[Fort Pickens]], about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across [[Pensacola Bay]] in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows.<ref>"Dynamite shook Pensacola." ''New York Times'', January 31, 1903.</ref> | *[[1903]] – Five tons of condemned dynamite are detonated near [[Fort Pickens]], about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across [[Pensacola Bay]] in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows.<ref>"Dynamite shook Pensacola." ''New York Times'', January 31, 1903.</ref> | ||
*[[2001]] – A special [[Municipal election, 2001|municipal election]] is held in the [[City of Pensacola]]. | *[[2001]] – A special [[Municipal election, 2001|municipal election]] is held in the [[City of Pensacola]]. | ||
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Events
- 1699 – First Spanish period: French ships under Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville leave Spanish-occupied Pensacola Bay, going westward to found French Louisiana.
- 1858 – The Selma & Gulf Railroad Company is incorporated.[1]
- 1871 – A joint resolution of Congress grants the Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company an easement through the Navy Yard reservation.[2]
- 1903 – Five tons of condemned dynamite are detonated near Fort Pickens, about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across Pensacola Bay in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows.[3]
- 2001 – A special municipal election is held in the City of Pensacola.
References
- ↑ Kincaid A. Herr. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963. University Press of Kentucky, 2000.
- ↑ United States Military Reservations, National Cemeteries, and Military Parks, 1916.
- ↑ "Dynamite shook Pensacola." New York Times, January 31, 1903.
