Author: W. D. Chipley

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Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781332176861

Excerpt from Pensacola (the Naples of America): And Its Surroundings Illustrated; New Orleans, Mobile, and the Resorts of the Gulf Coast The settlement remained on the island until 1754, when, the town being partly inundated, the site was removed to the magnificent location which it now occupies. Pensacola was ceded to the English in 1763, by whom it was laid off in regular form in 1765. The town surrendered to the Spanish arms in 1781. On the 7th of November, 1814, General Andrew Jackson, with the American army, entered the town, when the English fleet in the bay destroyed the forts, San Carlos (at Barrancas) and Santa Rosa. Spain recognized "manifest destiny" in 1819, and ceded to the United States the entire territory of Florida. She was admitted into the Union as a State in 1845. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.