Overview of Pensacola: History

Pensacola has the nickname "The City of Five Flags." Only the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce actually uses that name, but it's a convenient short-handed way of describing the city's history. Over the past 450 years, Pensacola has been owned by five nations: Spain, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Confederate States. Read More »

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Overview of Pensacola: History is based on Pensacola by Ikan Kekek, Eco84, Claus Hansen, Inas, LtPowers, Globe-trotter, Infrogmation, Biggie54, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.