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'''Baylen Street''' is a north-south street in [[downtown Pensacola]] and [[North Hill]].  Baylen's northern terminus is at West [[Leonard Street]];  from there it runs southerly uninterrupted to its southern terminus at West [[Cedar Street]] on [[Pensacola Bay]].  From [[Garden Street]] north to [[Cervantes Street]], Baylen runs one-way northbound.
 
'''Baylen Street''' is a north-south street in [[downtown Pensacola]] and [[North Hill]].  Baylen's northern terminus is at West [[Leonard Street]];  from there it runs southerly uninterrupted to its southern terminus at West [[Cedar Street]] on [[Pensacola Bay]].  From [[Garden Street]] north to [[Cervantes Street]], Baylen runs one-way northbound.
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==British Pensacola==
 
==British Pensacola==
In [[British Pensacola]], what is now Baylen Street was called '''Cumberland Street'''.<ref>Robinson, Benjamin. [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?m=hd15J&i=75836 ''An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida'']. p. 15, 1882.</ref>
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In [[British Pensacola]], what is now Baylen Street was called '''Cumberland Street''', for [[Wikipedia:Prince William, Duke of Cumberland|Prince William, Duke of Cumberland]].<ref>Robinson, Benjamin. [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?m=hd15J&i=75836 ''An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida'']. p. 15, 1882.</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 16 June 2019

Baylen Street is a north-south street in downtown Pensacola and North Hill. Baylen's northern terminus is at West Leonard Street; from there it runs southerly uninterrupted to its southern terminus at West Cedar Street on Pensacola Bay. From Garden Street north to Cervantes Street, Baylen runs one-way northbound.

Baylen Street
Former names: Cumberland Street
North end: West Leonard Street
Major
junctions:
Cervantes Street
Garden Street
Government Street
South end: West Cedar Street
Namesake: Bailén, Spain

Baylen Street is named for the town of Baylen (Bailén) in Spain.

British PensacolaEdit

In British Pensacola, what is now Baylen Street was called Cumberland Street, for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[1]

ReferencesEdit

  1. Robinson, Benjamin. An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida. p. 15, 1882.