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Pensacola, Florida
The area around the present day Pensacola was inhabited by Native Americans, thousands of years before the historical area. In 1559, Tristan de Luna established the the settlement at The Pensacola Bay. -
Great Britain Control
The Great Britain took control of Florida in 1763. -
Florida cannonball disaster
in 1816, a cannonball exploded in an abandoned British fort, and killed almost 300 freed and runaway slaves. -
The Estabilshment
General Jackson established the first territorial government. -
boom in population
A big boom in population happened in Florida in 1830-1840. The black and white population was about 50-50. -
Railroad Operation
In 1834-1837, the first railroads began operation in Florida. -
2nd Seminole War
The Second Seminole War occured in 1834-1837 -
The 27th state
Florida became the 27th state in 1845. -
Third Seminole War
The Third Seminole War began in 1855 and ended in 1858. -
Yellow Fever
Yellow fever struck Florida in 1888 and killed over 400 people and 40 percent of Jacksonville left.
