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'''Sanders Beach''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Pensacola. It is named for [[Frank Dent Sanders]], a former Pensacola fireman, [[Pensacola Chief of Police|police chief]], commissioner and [[Mayor of Pensacola|mayor]].
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'''Sanders Beach''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Pensacola, in the [[Maxent Tract]].
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In [[1908]], Pensacola mayor [[Calvin C. Goodman]] requested and received a donation of two blocks of waterfront from the [[Maxent Land Company]]. The parcel was developed as a public park and was eventually named for [[Frank Dent Sanders]], a former Pensacola fireman, [[Pensacola Chief of Police|police chief]], commissioner and [[Mayor of Pensacola|mayor]].
  
 
==Notable landmarks==
 
==Notable landmarks==
 
*[[Sanders Beach Community Center]]
 
*[[Sanders Beach Community Center]]
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*[[Pensacola Yacht Club]]
 
*The [[Oar House]] Restaurant
 
*The [[Oar House]] Restaurant
 
*[[American Creosote Works]] Superfund site
 
*[[American Creosote Works]] Superfund site
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Sanders Beach Neighborhood Association]]
 
*[[Sanders Beach Neighborhood Association]]
*[[Sanders Beach Community Center]]
 
  
 
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Sanders Beach is a neighborhood in southwestern Pensacola, in the Maxent Tract.

In 1908, Pensacola mayor Calvin C. Goodman requested and received a donation of two blocks of waterfront from the Maxent Land Company. The parcel was developed as a public park and was eventually named for Frank Dent Sanders, a former Pensacola fireman, police chief, commissioner and mayor.

Notable landmarks[edit]

See Also[edit]