Thank You for Celebrating Escambia County’s 200th Anniversary with Us!
Escambia County turned 200 years old Saturday, July 17, 2021. Created on the same date in 1821, Escambia and St. Johns counties were Florida's two original counties, covering the entire territory within modern state boundaries. The Suwannee River was the border between Escambia and St. Johns counties, which follows a winding path from the northern border of the state to the Gulf of Mexico. Essentially, the Escambia County government had jurisdiction over the "panhandle" and "big bend" areas, and St. Johns over the remainder of the entire state.
To learn more, please visit www.visitpensacola.com/200th.
News Articles:
Pensacola News Journal
- Escambia County is turning 200! Here's how we're going to celebrate — and learn. (PNJ: Feb. 18, 2021)
- Setting the stage: Our Pensacola is fifth Spanish settlement on Pensacola Bay (PNJ: Feb. 21, 2021)
- How did Pensacola end up back in Spanish control for a second time? (PNJ: Feb. 26, 2021)
- Photos show how Palafox Street has changed over the past century (PNJ: March 3, 2021)
- How Andrew Jackson set up a 'good government' for Pensacola and Florida (PNJ: March 7, 2021)
- From newspapers to circuses, Escambia County and Pensacola have many 'firsts' (PNJ: March 14, 2021)
- How early Pensacola treated disease outbreaks and the role of health care (PNJ: March 21, 2021)
- Cultural survival on the run: Pensacola's history shaped by Native Americans (PNJ: March 28, 2021)
- Life in 1820s Pensacola was primitive, but cosmopolitan. A look at our early years. (PNJ: April 4, 2021)
- How the Sampler project aims to connect us with our Pensacola ancestors from 1821 (PNJ: April 11, 2021)
- Dances, Patgo and 'Star-Spangled Banner': How early Pensacola embraced entertainment (PNJ: April 18, 2021)
- Party like it's 1821 in Escambia County by taking part in these spring and summer events (PNJ: April 22, 2021)
- How the mail was (and often wasn't) delivered in early Pensacola (PNJ: April 25, 2021)
- More than a name: Meet a few of Pensacola's residents from 1821 (PNJ: May 2, 2021)
- Historic St. Michael's Cemetery in Pensacola holds paradise of memory (PNJ: May 9, 2021)
- A deeper look at Pensacola's fascinating Spanish colonial heritage | Part 1 (PNJ: May 16, 2021)
- What should go in the time capsule created for Escambia County's 200th anniversary? (PNJ: May 28, 2021)
- Food that early Pensacola settlers ate reflected the region's diverse cultures (PNJ: May 30, 2021)
- What a typical Pensacola home looked like during the Spanish colonial period (PNJ: June 6, 2021)
- Forts and bricks: How the military and industry evolved in early Pensacola (PNJ: June 13, 2021)
- Archaeological traces of late colonial buildings linger throughout Pensacola (PNJ: June 20, 2021)
- How indigenous laborers from Mexico built and rebuilt Pensacola (PNJ: June 27, 2021)
- Shift from Spanish to American rule opened doors for Pensacola businesses (PNJ: July 4, 2021)
- From primitive roads to stuck steamboats, transportation woes abounded in early Pensacola (PNJ: July 11, 2021)
- Religious landscape of early Pensacola laid foundation for community of many faiths (PNJ: Aug. 1, 2021)
- How early Pensacola built itself into a tourism destination (PNJ: Aug. 15, 2021)
- From 1821 to 2021: Creating a sense of place by linking the modern with the historic (PNJ: Aug. 22, 2021)
WEAR-TV
WKRG
WSRE
NewsRadio 1620
- Dean DeBolt University Librarian(Professor)/University Archivist, UWF Archives and West Florida History Center (NewsRadio1620, March 10, 2021)
- Margo Stringfield- Archeologist at the UWF Archeology Department (NewsRadio1620: May 5, 2021)
- Margo Stringfield – Archeologist at the University of West Florida Archeological Institute (NewsRadio1620: May 12, 2021)
- Deborah Mullins – Historical Archeologist (NewsRadio1620: May 26, 2021)
- Catherine Parker – Faunal Analyst at the UWF Archeological Institute (NewsRadio1620: June 2, 2021)
- Dr. Brian Rucker – History Professor at Pensacola State College (NewsRadio1620: June 16, 2021)
- Dr. Elizabeth Benchley – Director of the UWF Archeology Institute (NewsRadio1620: June 23, 2021)
- Grace Resendez McCaffery – Owner of Latino Media Gulf Coast and Founder of the Hispanic Resource Center of Northwest Florida and South Alabama (NewsRadio1620: July 5, 2021)
- Margo Stringfield – Archeologist at the University of West Florida Archeological Institute (NewsRadio1620: July 7, 2021)
WUWF
- Florida, Escambia, Gear Up for 200th Birthdays (WUWF 88.1: July 22, 2020)
- Bicentennial Highlights History of Florida, Escambia County (WUWF: March 10, 2021)
- Bicentennial Spotlight: Marianna Bonifay (WUWF: March 30, 2021)
- Bicentennial Spotlight: Identifying 1821 Pensacola Residents (WUWF: April 27, 2021)
- Bicentennial Spotlight: Mosaic Connects 1821 To 2021 (WUWF: May 2, 2021)
- Bicentennial Spotlight: Find "People Of 1821" In St. Michael's Cemetery (WUWF: May 10, 2021)
- Bicentennial Spotlight: How Florida Became a U.S. Territory (WUWF: July 1)
- Bicentennial Spotlight: Community of Firsts (WUWF: July 7, 2021)
- Bicentennial Spotlight: 2021 Celebration of Florida's Territorial Bicentennial (WUWF: July 11, 2021)