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'''1801''' -- [[William Panton]], co-owner of [[Panton-Leslie & Company]], died at sea
'''1803''' -- Louisiana Purchase. Capital of Spanish West Florida moves from New Orleans to Pensacola.
'''1804''' -- The [[Panton-Leslie & Company]] changed its name to John Forbes & Company
'''1805''' -- Population = 1,398 persons
'''1807''' -- The Inneraity family assumed control of John Forbes & Company
'''1808''' -- [[Thomas William Brent]] was Born in Washington DC
'''1808''' -- Pensacolians rename their principal streets and plazas in honor of their deceased monarch, [[Ferdinand VII]], and the spirited Spanish resistance movement against Napoleon.
'''1810''' -- Republic of West Florida proclaimed. Formal survey of [[St. Michaels Cemetery]].
'''1810''' -- Population = 1,000 persons
'''1812''' -- [[Stephen Russell Mallory]], future US Senator and Confederate Secretary of the Navy, was born in Trinidad
'''1812''' -- [[War of 1812]], United States declares war on England, June 18. United States annexed portions of West Florida to Louisiana and to the Mississippi Territory.
'''1813''' -- General [[James Wilkinson]] and troops captured Mobile
'''1813''' -- 08/30/1813 - Fort Mims Massacre
'''1814''' -- 03/27/1814 - [[Andrew Jackson ]] and his Tennessee Volunteers defeated the [[Creek Indians ]] at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
'''1814''' -- 11/14/1814 - [[Andrew Jackson ]] captured Pensacola and occupies it for the first time , November 7-9. He evicts British from the Spanish forts.
'''1815''' -- 06/20/1815 - [[Angela Moreno ]] (later Angela Moreno Mallory) is born
'''1816''' -- 08/14/1816 - [[John Innerarity ]] writes James Innerarity that they expect an attack on Pensacola real soon
'''1818''' -- [[Andrew Jackson ]] captured St Marks
'''1818''' -- [[Andrew Jackson ]] captured Pensacola again
'''1819''' -- 02/22/1819 - Spain and the United States signed the Adams-Onis Treaty, giving the United States possession of Florida
'''1821''' -- [[Andrew Jackson ]] leaves Pensacola
'''1821''' -- 03/12/1821 - [[Andrew Jackson ]] was given a commission by President James Monroe to oversee the transfer of Florida to the United States and became Florida's first American governor
'''1821''' -- 07/17/1821 - The United States officially assumed control of Florida in a flag-exchange ceremony at Pensacola
'''1821''' -- 07/17/1821 - [[Jose Cavalla]], Spanish governor of Florida, officially turned over Florida to [[Andrew Jackson]], representing the United States
'''1821''' -- 08/18/1821 - The Floridian Newspaper, published by George Tunstall and Cary Nicholas, issued its first edition
'''1821''' -- 10/03/1821 - A farewell party was given in honor of [[Andrew Jackson ]] and his wife Rachel at Austin's Tavern
'''1822''' -- [[Yellow Fever ]] epidemic in Pensacola (forced the 1st Legislative council to move elsewhere) 237 people died
'''1822''' -- Florida's first legislative council convened in Pensacola
'''1822''' -- 07/22/1822 - The 1st session of Florida's legislative council convened in Pensacola
'''1822''' -- 08/13/1822 - The Pensacola Board of Health reported [[yellow fever ]] was present in Pensacola, which eventually killed 237 people
'''1824''' -- 05/16/1824 - Edmund Kirby Smith, future Confederate General, was born in St. Augustine, Florida
'''1825''' -- Paul Rosasco, father of Albert T. and William Sebastian, was born in Genoa, Italy
'''1825''' -- 11/04/1825 - A three-person board consisting of James Biddle, Lewis Warrington, and William Bainbridge, recommended the construction of a [[Navy Yard ]] at Pensacola
'''1826''' -- 04/20/1826 - Commodore Lewis Warrington, United States Navy, assumed command of the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1826''' -- 11/08/1826 - The navy issued its first contract to area businessmen for lumber to be used in the construction of the navy yard
'''1827''' -- The [[Naval Live Oaks Reservation ]] was established on land previously owned by Henry M. Breckenridge
'''1827''' -- 03/14/1827 - A labor strike commenced in Pensacola
'''1830''' -- 12/09/1830 - Joseph Forsyth transferred half his land holdings to Andrew and Ezekiel Simpson, and together the three men built a lumber mill
'''1831''' -- [[Bank of Pensacola ]] chartered
'''1832''' -- [[Old Christ Church ]] is Built in downtown Pensacola
'''1833''' -- The first bank in Pensacola is organized
'''1834''' -- Construction of [[Fort Pickens ]] concluded
'''1837''' -- Bank Panic hit Pensacola
'''1838''' -- [[Stephen Russell Mallory ]] married [[Angela Moreno]], daughter of [[Francisco Moreno ]]
'''1839''' -- Construction of [[Fort Barrancas began ]] commenced
'''1843''' -- Construction on [[ Fort McRee ]] commenced
'''1844''' -- Construction of [[Fort Barrancas ]] concluded
'''1845''' -- 03/03/1845''' -- Florida entered the Union as a State
'''1849''' -- 03/04/1849 - Jackson Morton took his seat as a Whig in the United States Senate
'''1850''' -- [[Stephen Russell Mallory ]] was elected to the United States Senate
'''1851''' -- 5/06/1851 - Dr. John Gorrie patented his ice-making machine
'''1852''' -- [[Yellow Fever ]] hit the Pensacola Area
'''1853''' -- [[Yellow Fever ]] epidemic struck Pensacola again
'''1855''' -- [[Joseph Forsyth ]] Died and his mill changed its name to Simpson & Company
'''1855''' -- 03/03/1855 - [[Jackson Morton ]] resigned his seat in the United States Senate
'''1856''' -- 05/16/1856 - Construction began on the Alabama & Florida Railroad between Pensacola and Montgomery, Alabama
'''1856''' -- 10/30/1856 - Major [[William H. Chase]], who supervised the construction of the local forts, retired from military service
'''1857-1859''' -- The [[USS Pensacola ]] and [[USS Seminole ]] were constructed at Pensacola
'''1858''' -- 01/01/1858 - The [[Pensacola Lighthouse ]] went into operation
'''1859''' -- 06/25/1859 - The [[USS Seminole]], built in Pensacola, was launched
'''1861''' -- 01/05/1861 - Florida's secession Convention convened in Tallahassee
'''1861''' -- 1/07/1861 - State troops seized Fort Marion at St. Augustine
'''1861''' -- 01/07/1861 - [[Adam Slemmer ]] met with the command of the Navy Yard as to what action should be taken in case local citizens and/or militia tried to take possession of the Yard, or any of the forts
'''1861''' -- 01/10/1861 - Florida seceded from the Union
'''1861''' -- 01/10/1861 - [[Adam Slemmer ]] transferred his small artillery force from Fort Barrancas to Fort Pickens
'''1861''' -- 01/12/1861 - State officials demanded the surrender of Fort Pickens
'''1861''' -- 01/12/1861 - Troops from Alabama and Florida occupied the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1861''' -- 01/12/1861 - State troops seized the Pensacola Navy Yard, [[Fort McRee]], [[Fort Barrancas]], and Barrancas Barracks
'''1861''' -- 01/15/1861 - State officials (Col. [[William H. Chase]]) again demanded [[Fort Pickens ]] surrender . Fort Pickens never did surrender and was the only Union controlled fort in the south during the Civil War.
'''1861''' -- 01/18/1861 - State Officials for a third time demanded the surrender of [[Fort Pickens ]]
'''1861''' -- 02/06/1861 - The USS Brooklyn arrived of [[Fort Pickens ]] with reinforcements
'''1861''' -- 3/11/1861 - [[General Braxton Bragg ]] arrived in Pensacola and assumes command of all Confederate forces
'''1861''' -- 04/12/1861 - Confederate Forces extinguished the [[Pensacola Lighthouse ]]
'''1861''' -- 04/12/1861 - US Troops aboard the USS Brooklyn landed and reinforced US Artillery troops at [[Fort Pickens ]]
'''1861''' -- 04/19/1861 - [[General Braxton Bragg ]] declared marshal law in Pensacola
'''1861''' -- 04/19/1861 - President Abraham Lincoln issued orders that all Southern Ports be blockaded
'''1861''' -- 09/02/1861 - US Navy boats destroyed the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1861''' -- 09/14/1861 - Union troops from [[Fort Pickens ]] boarded and set fire to the Confederate ship Judah
'''1861''' -- 10/09/1861 - Battle of Santa Rosa Island
'''1861''' -- 11/22/1861 - Artillery Duel between Fort Pickens and Confederate Batteries
'''1862''' -- Confederates burned the mills and many of the homes around the [[Bagdad ]] area as they abandoned Pensacola and the surrounding area
'''1862''' -- 01/01/1862 - Artillery duel between Confederates and Union
'''1872''' -- Public school system established in Pensacola
'''1873''' -- 11/09/1873 - [[Stephen R. Mallory ]] died
'''1874''' -- 11/20/1874 - [[Jackson Morton ]] Died
'''1876''' -- 10/01/1876 - Francis [[F. C. Brent ]] and [[Louis P. Knowles ]] founded the banking firm of [[Knowles & Brent ]]
'''1880''' -- 02/27/1880 - Louisville & Nashville RR bought the Pensacola Railroad
'''1882''' -- The Tarragona Street Depot was destroyed by fire
'''1882''' -- [[Francisco Moreno ]] died
'''1882''' -- 08/15/1882 - The first passengers took a ride on the Pensacola & Atlantic RR
'''1885''' -- 05/20/1885 - Milton's business district burned. Fire may have started in the Mayer Bros store
'''1886''' -- [[St Michael's Catholic Church ]] was built
'''1886''' -- [[Geronimo ]] was brought to Pensacola as a prisoner
'''1888''' -- A Presbyterian Church was built on Chase Street by Turner Construction Company
'''1888''' -- Electric power company went online
'''1889''' -- [[F. C. Brent ]] helped organize the [[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce in Pensacola ]]
'''1889''' -- 09/16/1889 - The [[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce ]] met for the first time (organized) and [[William Dudley Chipley ]] became the 1st president
'''1890''' -- Horse drawn streetcar system became operational
'''1890s''' -- Fires swept through Pensacola
'''1892''' -- [[John A. Merritt ]] married the daughter of [[R. H. Turner ]]
'''1892''' -- 01/23/1892 - The [[First National Bank of Pensacola ]] and the Brent's Bank merged
'''1895''' -- Young Men's Business League of Pensacola founded
'''1898''' -- 03/21/1898 - Pensacola Electric Railway Company went into operation
'''1899''' -- 6/20/1899 - Gun Powder at [[Fort Pickens ]] exploded, destroying an entire bastion
== 1900's ==
