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==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | [[Image:1940waterfront.PNG|thumb|right|This 1940 aerial view of Pensacola's waterfront illustrates how Pensacola's port facilities looked in the first half of the 20th century, with [[Commendencia Street Wharf|Commendencia Street]], [[Tarragona Street Wharf|Tarragona Street]] and [[Muscogee Wharf|Muscogee]] wharves intact.]] | ||
In the early 1940s, the [[Pensacola Exchange Club]] hosted a forum called the "[[Civic Roundtable]]," where representatives from [[Rotary]], [[Lions Club]], [[Kiwanis]], the [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce|Chamber]], the [[Jaycees]] and others would meet to discuss business issues, among them the port, which was enjoying a [[World War II|wartime]] resurgence. The group pressed State Representative [[Dave Thomas]] to introduce a bill in the Florida legislature creating the Municipal Port Authority in the spring term of [[1943]]. Its members were initially appointed by state senator and included [[J. D. Johnson]], [[Henry Hilton-Green]], [[Calvin L. Todd]], [[William S. Rosasco]], [[W. V. Fauria]], [[Morris Levy]], [[J. H. McCormack]], [[J. W. Smith, Jr.]], [[Charles W. Smith]], [[J. H. Allen]] and [[R. H. Turner, Jr.]] (Later members would be appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council]], which also approved annual funding to the Port Authority, as it had no taxing authority of its own.) The group first convened on [[July 7]], 1943 in Council's chambers. | In the early 1940s, the [[Pensacola Exchange Club]] hosted a forum called the "[[Civic Roundtable]]," where representatives from [[Rotary]], [[Lions Club]], [[Kiwanis]], the [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce|Chamber]], the [[Jaycees]] and others would meet to discuss business issues, among them the port, which was enjoying a [[World War II|wartime]] resurgence. The group pressed State Representative [[Dave Thomas]] to introduce a bill in the Florida legislature creating the Municipal Port Authority in the spring term of [[1943]]. Its members were initially appointed by state senator and included [[J. D. Johnson]], [[Henry Hilton-Green]], [[Calvin L. Todd]], [[William S. Rosasco]], [[W. V. Fauria]], [[Morris Levy]], [[J. H. McCormack]], [[J. W. Smith, Jr.]], [[Charles W. Smith]], [[J. H. Allen]] and [[R. H. Turner, Jr.]] (Later members would be appointed by the [[Pensacola City Council]], which also approved annual funding to the Port Authority, as it had no taxing authority of its own.) The group first convened on [[July 7]], 1943 in Council's chambers. | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 29 March 2009
The Port of Pensacola is an operational deep-water port located on Pensacola Bay, occupying approximately 50 acres at the southern terminus of Barracks Street in downtown Pensacola. With origins dating back to 1743, it is now one of the City of Pensacola's Enterprise Operations, having been incorporated in 1943 as the Municipal Port Authority.
History
In the early 1940s, the Pensacola Exchange Club hosted a forum called the "Civic Roundtable," where representatives from Rotary, Lions Club, Kiwanis, the Chamber, the Jaycees and others would meet to discuss business issues, among them the port, which was enjoying a wartime resurgence. The group pressed State Representative Dave Thomas to introduce a bill in the Florida legislature creating the Municipal Port Authority in the spring term of 1943. Its members were initially appointed by state senator and included J. D. Johnson, Henry Hilton-Green, Calvin L. Todd, William S. Rosasco, W. V. Fauria, Morris Levy, J. H. McCormack, J. W. Smith, Jr., Charles W. Smith, J. H. Allen and R. H. Turner, Jr. (Later members would be appointed by the Pensacola City Council, which also approved annual funding to the Port Authority, as it had no taxing authority of its own.) The group first convened on July 7, 1943 in Council's chambers.
Exports by year
- This list is incomplete. Please add any available data.
| Year | Tonnage | Values |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 280,182 | $2,184,037 |
| 1887 | 263,936 | |
| 1888 | 315,614 | |
| 1889 | 387,540 | |
| 1890 | 420,076 | $3,451,735 |
| 1891 | 374,763 | |
| 1892 | 374,763 | |
| 1893 | 408,169 | |
| 1894 | 395,394 | |
| 1895 | 352,607 | $3,718,127 |
| 1896 | 380,091 | $6,615,635 |
| 1897 | 456,222 | $8,772,002 |
| 1898 | 399,938 | $9,072,950 |
| 1899 | 595,461 | |
| 1900 | 595,229 | $14,413,522 |
| 1912 | 1,271,979 | $23,866,866 |
| 1913 | 1,475,051 | |
| 1914 | 1,164,502 | |
| 1915 | 871,166 | |
| 1916 | 810,544 |
External links & references
- John Appleyard. Four Centuries: A Saga of Pensacola Port in Action. 1981.
