First American Road in Florida | |
First American Road in Florida, September 2014. | |
Location | Santa Rosa County, Florida |
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Nearest city | Gulf Breeze |
Coordinates | 30°21′25.7184″N 87°9′49.8846″W / 30.357144000°N 87.163856833°W |
MPS | Archeological Properties of the Naval Live Oaks Reservation MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 98001168[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 28, 1998 |
The First American Road in Florida (also known as the Andrew Jackson Trail or Military Road) is a historic road near Gulf Breeze, Florida. It is located in the Naval Live Oaks Area of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
History
[edit]After the Adams–Onís Treaty went into effect in 1821, Pensacola, along with the rest of the Florida Territory was officially transferred from Spain to the United States.[2] In 1824, the US Congress provided funding to build the Pensacola-St. Augustine Road, known as Bellamy Road, in order to connect East Florida with West Florida.[3] On September 28, 1998, the Andrew Jackson Trail was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Andrew Jackson in Pensacola, Florida
- ^ Andrew Jackson Trail
- ^ "Andrew Jackson Trail (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
External links
[edit]- Santa Rosa County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs