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After the machinery was stripped from the mill, it was burned on [[March 10]]. However, the Confederate barges on which they loaded the equipment were sunk during a thunderstorm on the same night. | After the machinery was stripped from the mill, it was burned on [[March 10]]. However, the Confederate barges on which they loaded the equipment were sunk during a thunderstorm on the same night. | ||
− | The park land was purchased by the [[City of Pensacola]] in the 1980s as part of a grassroots preservation effort in the [[Magnolia Bluff]] area (which also led to the establishment of nearby [[ | + | The park land was purchased by the [[City of Pensacola]] in the 1980s as part of a grassroots preservation effort in the [[Magnolia Bluff]] area (which also led to the establishment of nearby [[Scenic Bluffs Park]]).<ref>J. Earle Bowden. "Scenic dreams realized for '60s activists." ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 11, 2000.</ref> However, the chimney itself is owned by the [[Scenic Highway Foundation]].<ref name="dedicates"/> Some of the bricks in the chimney's base are marked "J. Gonzalez," indicating they were made locally at the brickyard owned by [[James Gonzalez]]. |
Preservationist [[R. N. Dunagan]] volunteered much of his spare time clearing and improving the land at Chimney Park. After his death in [[2000]], the Scenic Highway Foundation erected a memorial plaque at the park in honor of his restoration efforts. The dedication ceremony took place on [[July 30]], [[2002]] — what would have been Dunagan's 58th birthday.<ref name="dedicates">"Scenic Foundation dedicates memorial." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 1, 2002.</ref> | Preservationist [[R. N. Dunagan]] volunteered much of his spare time clearing and improving the land at Chimney Park. After his death in [[2000]], the Scenic Highway Foundation erected a memorial plaque at the park in honor of his restoration efforts. The dedication ceremony took place on [[July 30]], [[2002]] — what would have been Dunagan's 58th birthday.<ref name="dedicates">"Scenic Foundation dedicates memorial." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 1, 2002.</ref> | ||
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[[Category:City of Pensacola parks]] | [[Category:City of Pensacola parks]] | ||
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