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:{{cquote|''In order to remove all doubts on the subject of the limits of the said town of Pensacola, and its dependencies, as well as to place under the immediate control of the Mayor and Council, all the fountains and springs from which the inhabitants are supplied with water, it is ordained, the the incorporated limits of said town shall be as follows: bounded to the south and east by [[Pensacola Bay|the harbor]], to the west by the Western Lagoon, or [[Bayou Chico]], and to the north by a line running due east from Galves Spring to where such line will intersect the Eastern or [[Bayou Texar|Texas Lagoon]].''|20px|20px|John Appleyard, ''The History of Justice in Escambia County.''}}
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==History==
[[Andrew Jackson]] set forth the initial city limits in [[1821]]:
The northern line Jackson specified ran from the eastern arm of Bayou Chico (near what is now called [[Maggie's Ditch]]) northeast to Bayou Texar, at an angle to the natural progression of the street grid. Consequently, the Jackson line bisects many parcels, causing those parcels to be only partially within the City limits, and partially outside.
