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Pensacola, Florida - Wikipedia
Pensacola is a city in the Florida Panhandle in the United States. It is the county seat and only city in Escambia County. It is the principal city of the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had 511,503 residents in 2020. Pensacola is the first settlement established by Europeans in the United States, in 1559. Pensacola … See more
Pre-European
The original inhabitants of the Pensacola Bay area were Native American peoples. At the time of European contact, a Muskogean-speaking … See morePensacola's first appearance in the U.S. Census dataset was in 1850, with a total recorded population of 2,164. Pensacola was Florida's largest … See more
The arts and theatre
There are a number of performance venues in the Pensacola area, including the Pensacola Bay Center (formerly the Pensacola Civic … See more• Gulf Islands National Seashore
• Big Lagoon State Park - approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Pensacola on Gulf Beach Highway
• Perdido Key State Park - located on a barrier island 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Pensacola, off … See morePensacola is located on the north side of Pensacola Bay. It is 59 mi (95 km) east of Mobile, Alabama, and 196 mi (315 km) west of See more
Military
The city has been referred to as "The Cradle of Naval Aviation". Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) was the first Naval Air Station … See moreNotable sports teams in Penascola include:
Previously, the Pensacola Pelicans was an independent … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Official Tourism Website of Pensacola, Florida | Visit Pensacola