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[[Palafox Street]] is a major and historic north-south artery in Pensacola. It serves as the dividing line for all the city's east-west streets. Palafox is also the southernmost leg of [[US Highway 29]], which terminates at Palafox and [[Garden Street]]s in downtown Pensacola. Palafox Street is named for [[Wikipedia:José de Palafox y Melzi|José de Palafox y Melzi]], a Spanish nobleman and military hero.
In [[British Pensacola]], Palafox was called '''George Street'''. <ref>Robinson, Benjamin. [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?m=hd11J&i=75836 ''An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida'']. p. 11, 1882.</ref> The street is present on the [[1812]] [[Pintado plan]], where it is labelled '''Calle de Palafox'''.
After a [[February 3]], [[1892]] ordinance by the provisional municipality of Pensacola, the street was paved and [[Pensacola streetcar system|streetcar lines]] were placed by the [[Pensacola Terminal Company]].<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=WGE4AAAAIAAJ The Federal Reporter]'', 1895.</ref>
