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According to a report written by Captain Wills, the town at that time consisted of "40 huts, thatched with palmetto leaves, and barracks for a small garrison, the whole surrounded by a stockade of pine posts." Wills went on to describe the terrain: | According to a report written by Captain Wills, the town at that time consisted of "40 huts, thatched with palmetto leaves, and barracks for a small garrison, the whole surrounded by a stockade of pine posts." Wills went on to describe the terrain: | ||
− | :''"The country, from the insuperable laziness of the Spaniards, still remains uncultivated. The woods are still near the village, and a few paltry gardens show the only improvements. Stock, they have none, being entirely supplied by Mobile, which is pretty well cultivated and produces sufficient for export."''<ref | + | :''"The country, from the insuperable laziness of the Spaniards, still remains uncultivated. The woods are still near the village, and a few paltry gardens show the only improvements. Stock, they have none, being entirely supplied by Mobile, which is pretty well cultivated and produces sufficient for export."''<ref>Campbell, Richard L. [http://ia311206.us.archive.org/1/items/historicalsketch00camprich/historicalsketch00camprich.pdf "Historical Sketches of Colonial Florida"]. ''Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society''. The Williams Publishing Co., Cleveland: 1892.</ref> |
===Revolutionary War=== | ===Revolutionary War=== | ||
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===City plan=== | ===City plan=== | ||
[[Image:1778PurcellPlan.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Joseph Purcell's 1778 plan of the city]] | [[Image:1778PurcellPlan.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Joseph Purcell's 1778 plan of the city]] | ||
− | In [[1764]], British civil engineer [[Elias Durnford]] surveyed the town and laid out a street grid which remains mostly preserved to the present day. British Pensacola centered on a large public space which included modern-day [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]], [[Seville Square]] and the space between the two (the area which today lies between [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Alcaniz Street]]s and south of [[Intendencia Street]]). The water line at that time was located approximately where [[Main Street]] lies today. Within the public space was [[Fort at Pensacola|a large fort]]. | + | In [[1764]], British civil engineer [[Elias Durnford]] surveyed the town and laid out a street grid which remains mostly preserved to the present day. British Pensacola centered on a large public space which included modern-day [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]], [[Seville Square]] and the space between the two (the area which today lies between [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Alcaniz Street]]s and south of [[Intendencia Street]]). The water line at that time was located approximately where [[Main Street]] lies today. Within the public space was [[Fort at Pensacola|a large fort]]. |
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− | The British also | + | The British also constructed [[Fort George]] north of the town at [[Gage Hill]], and the [[Queen's Redoubt]] to the northwest. |
===Administration=== | ===Administration=== | ||
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*[[Peter Chester]] (1770-1781) | *[[Peter Chester]] (1770-1781) | ||
− | Commodore [[George Johnstone]] of the Royal Navy arrived at Pensacola in February 1764, becoming Pensacola's first British governor. | + | Commodore [[George Johnstone]] of the Royal Navy arrived at Pensacola in February 1764, becoming Pensacola's first British governor. Johnstone, though, became unpopular with settlers due to his faithful enforcement of unpopular British policies such as the [[Wikipedia:Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]]. He caused further discord with his policy of aggression toward Indians, and under pressure either resigned or was recalled in late [[1766]] or early [[1767]]. The lieutenant governor, [[Montfort Browne]], served as governor until his replacement, [[John Eliot]], arrived. Eliot was delayed in England and did not arrive in Pensacola until [[1769]]. However, Eliot was affected by a strange malady, possibly a brain tumor, and committed suicide shortly after arriving in Pensacola. [[Elias Durnford]] served as governor until Eliot's replacement, [[Peter Chester]], arrived in [[1770]]. |
===British placenames=== | ===British placenames=== | ||
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|[[Zaragoza Street]], west of the public space (west of modern-day [[Palafox Street]]) | |[[Zaragoza Street]], west of the public space (west of modern-day [[Palafox Street]]) | ||
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|[[Government Street]], east of the public space (east of modern-day [[Alcaniz Street]]) | |[[Government Street]], east of the public space (east of modern-day [[Alcaniz Street]]) | ||
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|Gloucester Street | |Gloucester Street | ||
|[[Cevallos Street]] | |[[Cevallos Street]] | ||
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|Harcourt Street | |Harcourt Street | ||
|[[Intendencia Street]], east of the public space (east of modern-day [[Alcaniz Street]]) | |[[Intendencia Street]], east of the public space (east of modern-day [[Alcaniz Street]]) | ||
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|Johnstone Street | |Johnstone Street | ||
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|Princess Street | |Princess Street | ||
|[[Romana Street]] | |[[Romana Street]] | ||
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|Sandy Point | |Sandy Point | ||
|''[[Town Point]]'' | |''[[Town Point]]'' | ||
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|York Street | |York Street |