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THE SEVILLE SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT is the area where the town [[Image:Siege1781.jpg|right|180px|The Queen's Redoubt detonates]]The '''[[Siege of Pensacola was successfully settled after initial attempts by the Spanish in 1559. This area bounded on the south by a beautiful deep water bay ]]''' (also called the only deep water bay along the gulf coast[[Battle of Pensacola]]), 2 streams left and right and a swamp north in marked the area culmination of what is now Garden Street, this land was like an island with natural barriers. Seville Square was built as a parade ground for the Fort Spain's conquest of Florida from [[British Pensacola but became |Great Britain]] during the center hub of the surrounding neighborhood[[Revolutionary War]] in [[1781]]. As one of the oldest towns if not Spanish troops under [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] began an amphibious assault on the oldest city in North AmericaMarch 1781, the entire district is listed steadily advancing towards [[Fort George]] on [[Gage Hill]]. On the National Registry morning of Historic Places and this includes the Historic Village. The neighborhood was saved as an historic district by the Pensacola Heritage Foundation led by Mary Turner Rule Reed who also had the district listed on the National Registry along with [[May 8]], artillery fire sparked a fire within the lighthouse at the Naval Air Station. Mary Turner led the movement to join Pensacola[[Queen's pristine white sand beachesRedoubt]] that detonated the powder magazine, azure waters and historic forts with the Gulf Islands National Seashore. The movement allowing Spanish troops to preserve and restore capture the Seville Square Historic District and other historic areas of Pensacola was begun in 1963 and continues today. Along with recognition on the National level by the National Registry, the district is protected by a state board, the North West Florida Preservation Board which Mary Turner helped establish and locally by the Architecture Review Boardredoubt. It is a charming area with architecture dating mostly from the mid 19th century (earlier structures were burned in battles between the Spanish, French, British, all who ruled Pensacola in the past),the lovely Governor [[Peter Chester]] and oldest church on its original site in Florida, many good restaurants Major General [[John Campbell]] surrendered Fort George and unique shops in old houses and several interesting musuems. The Seville Square district is a museum in itself. The square hosts concerts and festivals year round in this park. The area is worth a visitPensacola shortly thereafter.

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