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. It describes in detail the main industries of early

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: fishing/ice, clay/brickmaking, lumber, and transportation.

The Building

Built in 1884 for the

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, the "Hispanic Building" was a long narrow brick structure with six arches facing

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. Earlier structures at this site served as British and Spanish barracks, a boarding house and, in the 1830s the home of the

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. The present building has housed the

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, the Levy-Hallmark Company and the Pensacola-Lurton Company, which leased it to the county for a surplus warehouse. It was acquired by the city in 1968 and is now an integral part of the Historic Pensacola Village.

Early Pensacola Industries

This is a summary of the museum contents.

Timber

Pensacola was a thickly wooded area, and the trees provided with lumber and lumber products (e.g., turpentine). Much of the equipment involved in processing timber is displayed on the west end of the building.

Brickmaking

Pensacola residents produced an amazing number of bricks. Many bricks from Pensacola can be found in the several forts in the area. The museum has a portion of a

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in the southeast corner.

Fishing

Fish were plentiful in early Pensacola, and the Museum of Industry houses an old boat from that era.

Railroad

Pensacola's deepwater port was excellent for transporting goods from sea to land. There is a port downtown to this day, although it is nowhere as busy as it was then.

References

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External links

Historic Pensacola Village's Official Website
Historic Pensacola Village Museums in Pensacola, Florida Industry museums in Florida Commercial buildings completed in 1884