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Re: Pensacola is 450 years old!

That is what we were always told David. The king and queen of Spain were here last week for a nice visit. I had to work but I did want to go to Plaza Ferdinand to see them. The King addressed the crowd from the balcony of the T.T.Wentworth Museum. My 3xGreatGrandfather was standing next to Andrew Jackson when the flag of Spain was lowered and the US Flag went up. My grand was the "Keeper of the Spanish Archives" and paid by the US government to transcribe all of the legal papers for Pensacola and some in Mobile. Had I been able to go, I'd have stood in about the same spot as Jackson and my Grand. Sort of a full circle so to speak. There are some big doings for this celebration but none compare to what we had in 1959 for the Quadracentennial. That was a real memory maker.

Pam

PS, They have finally started rebuilding the road to Ft Pickens. Hope to have it open by fall of this year.

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