Driving the Florida Panhandle: Pensacola to Tampa Bay (December 2013)
December 5th 2013 Driving the Florida Panhandle: Pensacola to Tampa Bay
We entered the Florida Panhandle on Interstate 10 from Mobile Alabama and our first stop was Pensacola. We arrived early and parked on the main square and went in search of breakfast and a visitor’s center. Pensacola claims to be the first major settlement in America. It was established in 1559 by the Spanish Explorer Don Tristan de Luna. Wi
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more 
