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'''Warrington''' is an unincorporated community located southwest of the [[City of Pensacola]], in southern [[Escambia County]]. | '''Warrington''' is an unincorporated community located southwest of the [[City of Pensacola]], in southern [[Escambia County]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:1861Map-NavyYard.jpg|right|thumb|This cropped portion of an 1861 map shows the Navy Yard along with the original Warrington and Woolsey settlements.]] | [[Image:1861Map-NavyYard.jpg|right|thumb|This cropped portion of an 1861 map shows the Navy Yard along with the original Warrington and Woolsey settlements.]] | ||
| − | Named for [[Wikipedia:Lewis Warrington|Lewis Warrington]], a Navy officer instrumental in the foundation of the [[Pensacola Navy Yard]], the community of Warrington was established in the 1840s. Originally located south of Bayou Grande, near the Navy Yard, the community was abandoned and reestablished on the other side of Bayou Grande in [[1930]], as was necessitated by the expansion of the Navy facilities. | + | Named for [[Wikipedia:Lewis Warrington|Lewis Warrington]], a Navy officer instrumental in the foundation of the [[Pensacola Navy Yard]], the community of Warrington was established in the 1840s. Originally located south of [[Bayou Grande]], near the Navy Yard, the community was abandoned and reestablished on the other side of Bayou Grande in [[1930]], as was necessitated by the expansion of the Navy facilities. |
Sanborn fire insurance maps from 1892 describe the original settlement as 8½ miles southwest of Pensacola, with a population of 1,200. | Sanborn fire insurance maps from 1892 describe the original settlement as 8½ miles southwest of Pensacola, with a population of 1,200. | ||
