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[[Image:NAS Pensacola;vt15.jpg|thumb|right|The first lighthouse built by the U.S. on the Florida coast]] | [[Image:NAS Pensacola;vt15.jpg|thumb|right|The first lighthouse built by the U.S. on the Florida coast]] | ||
− | During the [[Civil War]], the Navy Yard was alternately held by both Union and Confederacy forces. The yard first changed hands on [[January 12]], [[1861]], two days after Florida's secession from the Union, when Union forces | + | During the [[Civil War]], the Navy Yard was alternately held by both Union and Confederacy forces. The yard first changed hands on [[January 12]], [[1861]], two days after Florida's secession from the Union, when Union forces surrendered the yard to Major [[William H. Chase]] and his Confederate troops. The Confederacy held the yard until [[May 9]], [[1862]], when they set fire to the yard in an attempt to destroy it, as the Union-held [[Fort Pickens]] rendered the yard useless as a base of operations. Union forces secured the area the next day. |
After the war, work was begun to rebuild the base. Many of the present structures on the air station were built during this period, including the stately two- and three-story houses on North Avenue. Unfortunately, many of these newly rebuilt structures were destroyed by the great [[hurricane of 1906]] and the resulting [[storm surge]]. | After the war, work was begun to rebuild the base. Many of the present structures on the air station were built during this period, including the stately two- and three-story houses on North Avenue. Unfortunately, many of these newly rebuilt structures were destroyed by the great [[hurricane of 1906]] and the resulting [[storm surge]]. |