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During Pensacola's [[first Spanish period]], in the mid-18th century, the area was the site of a brick kiln. Under [[British period|British rule]], the Hawkshaw area was home to the [[Governor's Villa]], a complex built for West Florida Governor [[Peter Chester]] and burned during the Spanish recapture of Pensacola in [[1781]].
Following the [[transfer of Florida]] to the United States in [[1821]], the area was planned as part of a "'''[[New City]]'''" to serve the burgeoning railroad industry. The [[New City Hotel]] was built in [[1836]] in anticipation of the district's growth, but the plan ultimately failed, and Hawkshaw became a predominantly black, working-class neighborhood for stevedores and other industrial workers. The Hawkshaw waterfront included [[Wright's Lumber Mill]], [[Muscogee Wharf]] and a number of [[L&N Railroad]] facilities, including the [[roundhouse]].
The first documented use of the name "Hawkshaw" is on a black-and-white photograph of the area which has "Hawkshaw ... 1939" handwritten on its face.<ref>''Archaeology and History at Hawshaw''(1985). Written and illustrated by D. C. Dusevitch, Edited by Judith A. Bense</ref>
