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from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area now known as Gulf Breeze was originally settled in the mid-18th Century by the British. Gulf Breeze's original name was Town Point. Live Oaks from the Gulf Breeze area were used for shipbuilding and blacksmiths set up ship repair shops in the town. A Confederate camp and hospital was set up in the Deer Point area of Gulf Breeze during the Civil War.
In the late 1800s, a dry dock for ship repair was built on Deadman's Island (now a nature preserve). The island was originally a major ship quarantine area used by Pensacola. Deadman's Island got its name from Deadman anchors. Deadman's Island later was host to a glue factory and fertilizer plant.
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CommonsFEMA - 13983 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-14-2…2005
CommonsFEMA - 13982 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 07-14-2…2005
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2 places in Gulf Breeze are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.