 Discover Pensacola, Florida
Park in downtown Pensacola
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Pensacola is a city and county seat of Escambia County, the westernmost county in the Florida Panhandle. It has a population of about 55,000 (2011 estimate), within the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metropolitan area with close to half a million inhabitants.
Pensacola is a major sea port in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located in Pensacola Bay. The area has a military presence in the form of the first United States Naval Air Station.
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St Michael's Creole Benevolent Association Hall, Pensacola
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The area of present-day Pensacola was inhabited by the Muskogen-speaking Native Americans. The name Pensacola is believed to have come from the Native Americans, and has been in use since 1677.
Pensacola is one of the few sites in the United States to have been ruled or settled by five different powers, leading it to be known as the City of Five Flags. The Spanish were the first to arrive there, when Tristán de Luna y Arellano landed in the area in 1559, resulting in it being made a Spanish colony.
In the late 17th century, French exploration of the lower Mississippi River raised concern among the Spanish, who built fortified towns in response. Pensacola became the capital of the British colony of West Florida when the Spanish ceded it to the British in 1763. It returned to Spain in 1781, and was sold to the United States in 1819.
First Christian Church, Pensacola
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Pensacola has a humid subtropical climate. Its winters are short and mild, with winter temperatures going down to 42.8°F (6°C), and summers that are hot and humid. Summer temperatures may reach the low 90's (32°C).
Visiting Pensacola, Florida
Interstate 10 is the main highway connecting Pensacola to the rest of the country, with Tallahassee to the east and Mobile to the west.
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Places of Interest in Pensacola, Florida
- Fort Barrancas
- National Museum of Naval Aviation
- Naval Air Station Pensacola
- Pensacola Historic Village
- Pensacola Lighthouse
- Pensacola Museum of Art
- St Michael's Cemetery
- Veterans Memorial and Wall South
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