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'''1813''' -- 08/30/1813 - Fort Mims Massacre
'''1814''' -- 03/27/1814 - Andrew Jackson and his Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
'''1814''' -- 11/14/1814 - Jackson captured Pensacola for the first time
'''1815''' -- 06/20/1815 - Angela Moreno (later Angela Moreno Mallory) is born
'''1816''' -- 08/14/1816 - John Innerarity writes James Innerarity that they expect an attack on Pensacola real soon
'''1818''' -- Andrew Jackson captured St Marks
'''1818''' -- Andrew Jackson captured Pensacola again
'''1819''' -- 02/22/1819 - Spain and the United States signed the Adams-Onis Treaty, giving the United States possession of Florida
'''1821''' -- Andrew Jackson leaves Pensacola
'''1821''' -- 03/12/1821 - Andrew Jackson was given a commission by President James Monroe to oversee the transfer of Florida to the United States and became Florida's first American governor
'''1821''' -- 07/17/1821 - The United States officially assumed control of Florida in a flag-exchange ceremony at Pensacola
'''1821''' -- 07/17/1821 - Jose Cavalla, Spanish governor of Florida, officially turned over Florida to Andrew Jackson, representing the United States
'''1821''' -- 08/18/1821 - The Floridian Newspaper, published by George Tunstall and Cary Nicholas, issued its first edition
'''1821''' -- 10/03/1821 - A farewell party was given in honor of Andrew Jackson and his wife Rachel at Austin's Tavern
'''1822''' -- Yellow Fever epidemic in Pensacola (forced the 1st Legislative council to move elsewhere) 237 people died
'''1822''' -- Florida's first legislative council convened in Pensacola
'''1822''' -- 07/22/1822 - The 1st session of Florida's legislative council convened in Pensacola
'''1822''' -- 08/13/1822 - The Pensacola Board of Health reported yellow fever was present in Pensacola, which eventually killed 237 people
'''1824''' -- 05/16/1824 - Edmund Kirby Smith, future Confederate General, was born in St. Augustine, Florida
'''1825''' -- Paul Rosasco, father of Albert T. and William Sebastian, was born in Genoa, Italy
'''1825''' -- 11/04/1825 - A three-person board consisting of James Biddle, Lewis Warrington, and William Bainbridge, recommended the construction of a Navy Yard at Pensacola
'''1826''' -- 04/20/1826 - Commodore Lewis Warrington, United States Navy, assumed command of the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1826''' -- 10/27/1826 - Warrington's last day as commandant of the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1826''' -- 11/08/1826 - The navy issued its first contract to area businessmen for lumber to be used in the construction of the navy yard
'''1827''' -- The Naval Live Oaks Reservation was established on land previously owned by Henry M. Breckenridge
'''1827''' -- 03/14/1827 - A labor strike commenced in Pensacola
'''1828''' -- the towns of Warrington and Woolsey were constructed for the workmen who are working at the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1830''' -- 12/09/1830 - Joseph Forsyth transferred half his land holdings to Andrew and Ezekiel Simpson, and together the three men built a lumber mill
'''1831''' -- Bank of Pensacola chartered
'''1832''' -- Old Christ Church is Built in downtown Pensacola
'''1833''' -- The first bank in Pensacola is organized
'''1834''' -- Construction of Fort Pickens concluded
'''1837''' -- Bank Panic hit Pensacola
'''1838''' -- Stephen Russell Mallory married Angela Moreno, daughter of Francisco Moreno
'''1839''' -- Construction of Fort Barrancas began
'''1843''' -- Construction on Fort McRee commenced
'''1844''' -- Construction of Fort Barrancas concluded
'''1845''' -- 03/03/1845''' -- Florida entered the Union as a State
'''1849''' -- 03/04/1849 - Jackson Morton took his seat as a Whig in the United States Senate
'''1850''' -- Stephen Russell Mallory was elected to the United States Senate
'''1851''' -- 5/06/1851 - Dr. John Gorrie patented his ice-making machine
'''1852''' -- Yellow Fever hit the Pensacola Area
'''1853''' -- Yellow Fever epidemic struck Pensacola again
'''1855''' -- Joseph Forsyth Died and his mill changed its name to Simpson & Company
'''1855''' -- 03/03/1855 - Jackson Morton resigned his seat in the United States Senate
'''1856''' -- 05/16/1856 - Construction began on the Alabama & Florida Railroad between Pensacola and Montgomery, Alabama
'''1856''' -- 10/30/1856 - Major William H. Chase, who supervised the construction of the local forts, retired from military service
'''1857-1859''' -- The USS Pensacola and USS Seminole were constructed at Pensacola
'''1858''' -- 01/01/1858 - The Pensacola Lighthouse went into operation
'''1859''' -- 06/25/1859 - The USS Seminole, built in Pensacola, was launched
'''1861''' -- 01/05/1861 - Florida's secession Convention convened in Tallahassee
'''1861''' -- 01/06/1861 - State troops seized the Federal arsenal at Apalachicola
'''1861''' -- 1/07/1861 - State troops seized Fort Marion at St. Augustine
'''1861''' -- 01/07/1861 - Slemmer met with the command of the Navy Yard as to what action should be taken in case local citizens and/or militia tried to take possession of the Yard, or any of the forts
'''1861''' -- 01/10/1861 - Florida seceded from the Union
'''1861''' -- 01/10/1861 - Adam Slemmer transferred his small artillery force from Fort Barrancas to Fort Pickens
'''1861''' -- 01/12/1861 - State officials demanded the surrender of Fort Pickens
'''1861''' -- 01/12/1861 - Troops from Alabama and Florida occupied the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1861''' -- 01/12/1861 - State troops seized the Pensacola Navy Yard, Fort McRee, Fort Barrancas, and Barrancas Barracks
'''1861''' -- 01/15/1861 - State officials (Col. Chase) again demanded Fort Pickens surrender
'''1861''' -- 01/18/1861 - State Officials for a third time demanded the surrender of Fort Pickens
'''1861''' -- 02/06/1861 - The USS Brooklyn arrived of Fort Pickens with reinforcements
'''1861''' -- 3/11/1861 - General Braxton Bragg arrived in Pensacola and assumes command of all Confederate forces
'''1861''' -- 04/12/1861 - Confederate Forces extinguished the Pensacola Lighthouse
'''1861''' -- 04/12/1861 - US Troops aboard the USS Brooklyn landed and reinforced US Artillery troops at Fort Pickens
'''1861''' -- 04/19/1861 - General Braxton Bragg declared marshal law in Pensacola
'''1861''' -- 04/19/1861 - President Abraham Lincoln issued orders that all Southern Ports be blockaded
'''1861''' -- 09/02/1861 - US Navy boats destroyed the Pensacola Navy Yard
'''1861''' -- 09/14/1861 - Union troops from Fort Pickens boarded and set fire to the Confederate ship Judah
'''1861''' -- 10/09/1861 - Battle of Santa Rosa Island
'''1861''' -- 11/22/1861 - Artillery Duel between Fort Pickens and Confederate Batteries
'''1862''' -- Confederates burned the mills and many of the homes around the Bagdad area as they abandoned Pensacola and the surrounding area
'''1862''' -- 01/01/1862 - Artillery duel between Confederates and Union
'''1862''' -- 05/09/1862 - Confederate Forces evacuate Pensacola
'''1862''' -- 05/10/1862 - Acting Mayor Broshaham surrendered Pensacola to Union officials after the Confederates evacuated the town
'''1868''' -- Reconstruction in Florida ended
'''1868''' -- 03/28/1868 - The Pensacola & Louisville Railroad bought the Alabama & Florida Railroad, which had gone bankrupted after the Civil War, for $55,000
'''1870''' -- The Railroad finally connected Pensacola to the outside world
'''1872''' -- Public school system established in Pensacola
'''1873''' -- 11/09/1873 - Stephen R. Mallory died
'''1874''' -- 11/20/1874 - Jackson Morton Died
'''1876''' -- 10/01/1876 - Francis C. Brent and Louis P. Knowles founded the banking firm of Knowles & Brent
'''1880''' -- 02/27/1880 - Louisville & Nashville RR bought the Pensacola Railroad
'''1880s''' -- Pensacola Gas Company founded
'''1881''' -- 06/01/1881 - Construction on the Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad began
'''1881''' -- 08/22/1881 - Construction began on railroad bridges over Pensacola Bay and the Choctahatchee and Apalachicola Rivers
'''1882''' -- The Tarragona Street Depot was destroyed by fire
'''1882''' -- Francisco Moreno died
'''1882''' -- 08/15/1882 - The first passengers took a ride on the Pensacola & Atlantic RR
'''1882''' -- 08/15/1882 - The first train carrying passengers crossed the railroad bridge over Pensacola Bay
'''1883''' -- 04/11/1883 - The Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad was completed between Pensacola and Jacksonville
'''1885''' -- 05/20/1885 - Milton's business district burned. Fire may have started in the Mayer Bros store
'''1886''' -- St Michael's Catholic Church was built
'''1886''' -- Geronimo was brought to Pensacola as a prisoner
'''1888''' -- A Presbyterian Church was built on Chase Street by Turner Construction Company
'''1888''' -- Electric power company went online
'''1889''' -- F. C. Brent helped organize the Chamber of Commerce in Pensacola
'''1889''' -- 09/16/1889 - The Pensacola Chamber of Commerce met for the first time (organized) and Chipley became the 1st president
'''1890''' -- Horse drawn streetcar system became operational
'''1890s''' -- Fires swept through Pensacola
'''1892''' -- John A. Merritt married the daughter of R. H. Turner
'''1892''' -- 01/23/1892 - The First National Bank of Pensacola and the Brent's Bank merged
'''1895''' -- Young Men's Business League of Pensacola founded
'''1897''' -- Temple Beth-El built on Chase Street
'''1898''' -- Spanish-American war erupted
'''1898''' -- 03/21/1898 - Pensacola Electric Railway Company went into operation
'''1899''' -- 6/20/1899 - Gun Powder at Fort Pickens exploded, destroying an entire bastion
== 1900's ==
