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*[[Chipley Avenue]] - [[W. D. Chipley]] | *[[Chipley Avenue]] - [[W. D. Chipley]] | ||
*[[Van Kirk Avenue]] - unknown | *[[Van Kirk Avenue]] - unknown | ||
| − | *[[Watson Avenue]] - presumably [[Thomas Campbell Watson] | + | *[[Watson Avenue]] - presumably [[Thomas Campbell Watson]] |
| + | *[[Knowles Avenue]] - [[Knowles family]], [[William Hyer Knowles]] | ||
| + | *[[Pickens Avenue]] - [[Fort Pickens]] or [[Wikipedia:Andrew Pickens (congressman)|Andrew Pickens]] | ||
| + | *[[Perry Avenue]] - [[Edward Aylesworth Perry]] | ||
| + | *[[Stanley Avenue]] - unknown | ||
| + | *[[Yates Avenue]] - unknown | ||
| + | *[[Whaley Avenue]] - unknown | ||
| + | *[[Cevallos Street]] - possibly Pedro Cevallos | ||
| + | *[[Florida Blanca Street]] - Spanish for "white flower" | ||
| + | *[[Davis Street]] - [[Davis family]] | ||
| + | *[[Alcaniz Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Alcañiz|Alcañiz]] | ||
| + | *[[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]] - [[Wikipedia:Alcañiz|Martin Luther King, Jr.]] | ||
| + | *[[Adams Street]] - unknown | ||
| + | *[[Hayne Street]] - unknown | ||
| + | *[[Manressa Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Manresa|Manresa]] | ||
| + | *[[Barracks Street]] - site of military barracks in Spanish and British Pensacola | ||
| + | *[[Tarragona Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Tarragona|Tarragona]] | ||
| + | *[[Guillemard Street]] - [[Arnaldo Guillemard]] | ||
| + | *[[Jefferson Street]] - [[Wikipedia:Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson]]? | ||
| + | *[[Palafox Street]] - [[Wikipedia:José de Palafox y Melzi|José de Palafox y Melzi]] | ||
| + | *[[Baylen Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Baylen|Baylen]] | ||
| + | *[[Spring Street]] - A former spring on the site called [[Washerwoman's Bayou]] | ||
| + | *[[Barcelona Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Barcelona|Barcelona]] | ||
| + | *[[Reus Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Reus|Reus]] | ||
| + | *[[de Villiers Street]] - [[Marcos de Villiers]] | ||
| + | *[[Coyle Street]] - unknown | ||
| + | *[[Donelson Street]] - unknown | ||
| + | *[[Clubbs Street]] - [[Alexander V. Clubbs]] | ||
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[[Category:Street namesakes]] | [[Category:Street namesakes]] | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 8 February 2009
The following is a list of streets and their namesakes.
City grid
East-west streets
Ordered from the Bay north.
- Pine Street - presumably the tree
- Gimble Street - unknown
- Cedar Street - presumably the tree
- Main Street - self-explanatory
- Zaragoza Street - Spanish city of the same name
- Church Street - Old Christ Church
- Government Street - self-explanatory
- Innerarity Street - John Innerarity or Innerarity family
- Intendencia Street - Named for the residence of the Spanish intendente
- Romana Street - unknown
- Hilary Street - unknown
- Colfax Street - unknown
- Aragon Street - Spanish region of the same name
- Garden Street - see article
- Salamanca Street - Spanish city of the same name
- Chase Street - William H. Chase
- de Leon Street - Ponce de Leon
- Gregory Street - Walter Gregory
- Heinberg Street - unknown; possibly Charles J. Heinberg
- Wright Street - Benjamin Drake Wright
- Belmont Street - unknown
- La Rua Street - John de la Rua
- Jackson Street - Andrew Jackson
- Gadsden Street - James Gadsden
- Cervantes Street - Miguel de Cervantes
- Strong Street - Jasper Strong
- de Soto Street - Hernando de Soto
- Gonzalez Street - Manuel Gonzalez
- Brainerd Street - unknown
- Lloyd Street - Susanna Rebecca Lloyd
- Lee Street - William Franklin Lee
- Blount Street - William Alexander Blount, Sr.
- Moreno Street - Moreno family
- Mallory Street - Stephen Russell Mallory
- Avery Street - Avery family
- Hernandez Street - unknown
- Jordan Street - unknown; maybe Thomas Jordan
- Maxwell Street - Augustus Emmet Maxwell
- Bobe Street - Bobe family or a specific Bobe
- Yonge Street - Yonge family or a specific Yonge
- Scott Street - unknown
- Hatton Street - unknown
- Fisher Street - William Fisher, Sr. or one of the other William Fishers
- Leonard Street - J. S. Leonard
- Baars Street - Baars family
- Hayes Street - unknown
- Anderson Street - probably Walker Anderson, or possibly Warren E. Anderson
- Maura Street - unknown
North-south streets
Ordered from the Bay west.
- Chipley Avenue - W. D. Chipley
- Van Kirk Avenue - unknown
- Watson Avenue - presumably Thomas Campbell Watson
- Knowles Avenue - Knowles family, William Hyer Knowles
- Pickens Avenue - Fort Pickens or Andrew Pickens
- Perry Avenue - Edward Aylesworth Perry
- Stanley Avenue - unknown
- Yates Avenue - unknown
- Whaley Avenue - unknown
- Cevallos Street - possibly Pedro Cevallos
- Florida Blanca Street - Spanish for "white flower"
- Davis Street - Davis family
- Alcaniz Street - Spanish town of Alcañiz
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive - Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Adams Street - unknown
- Hayne Street - unknown
- Manressa Street - Spanish town of Manresa
- Barracks Street - site of military barracks in Spanish and British Pensacola
- Tarragona Street - Spanish town of Tarragona
- Guillemard Street - Arnaldo Guillemard
- Jefferson Street - Thomas Jefferson?
- Palafox Street - José de Palafox y Melzi
- Baylen Street - Spanish town of Baylen
- Spring Street - A former spring on the site called Washerwoman's Bayou
- Barcelona Street - Spanish town of Barcelona
- Reus Street - Spanish town of Reus
- de Villiers Street - Marcos de Villiers
- Coyle Street - unknown
- Donelson Street - unknown
- Clubbs Street - Alexander V. Clubbs
