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'''Hawkshaw''' is the name of a waterfront area along [[Pensacola Bay]] east of [[downtown Pensacola]]. The Hawkshaw area can be basically defined as south of [[Gregory Street]] and east of [[Ninth Avenue]] to the [[Pensacola Bay|bay]] in both directions.
 
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a Native American occupation, designated the [[Deptford]] culture, which inhabited the area from about 150 [[Wikipedia:Common Era|CE]].
 
During Pensacola's [[first Spanish period]], in the mid-18th century, the area was the site of a brick kiln. Under [[British period|British rule]], the Hawkshaw area was home to the [[Governor's Villa]], a complex built for West Florida Governor [[Peter Chester]] and burned during the Spanish recapture of Pensacola in [[1781]].
 
Following the [[transfer of Florida]] to the United States in [[1821]], the area was planned as part of a "'''New City'''" to serve the burgeoning railroad industry. The [[New City Hotel]] was built in [[1836]] in anticipation of the district's growth, but the plan ultimately failed, and Hawkshaw became a predominantly black, working-class neighborhood for stevedores and other industrial workers. The Hawkshaw waterfront included
 
The first documented use of the name "Hawkshaw" is on a black-and-white photograph of the area which has "Hawkshaw ... 1939" handwritten on its face.<ref>''Archaeology and History at Hawshaw''(1985). Written and illustrated by D. C. Dusevitch, Edited by Judith A. Bense</ref>
 
[[Image:GulfPowerBuilding.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Gulf Power building]] built on the Hawkshaw site.]]
'''Hawkshaw''' is the name When [[Gulf Power]] began construction of a waterfront area near their [[Gulf Power building|new headquarters]] on [[downtown PensacolaBayfront Parkway]] where a in [[UWF1985]] archaeological team uncovered artifacts from four distinct historical periods, including they invited a component called '''Deptford''' dating back 1750-2000 years. The first documented use team of [[UWF]] archaeologists to excavate the name "Hawkshaw" is on a black-and-white photograph of the area which has "Hawkshaw ..site. 1939" handwritten on its faceDr. The Hawkshaw area can be basically defined as south of [[Gregory StreetJudy Bense]] and east her team discovered hundreds of [[Ninth Avenue]] to trash pits from the [[Pensacola Bay|bayDeptford]] in both directions.<ref>''Archaeology era that had not mixed with remains from other time periods, yielding food remains and History at Hawshaw''(1985). Written and illustrated by Dother debris that provide a very clear picture of how the Deptford culture lived. C. Dusevitch, Edited by Judith A. Bense</ref>
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