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The '''Fairpoint Peninsula''' is a [[peninsula]] located in the [[Florida Panhandle]] (Northwest [[Florida]], [[United States]]). It separates [[Santa Rosa Sound]] to the south from [[Pensacola Bay]] to the north. The [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]] is routed south of the peninsula through Santa Rosa Sound. The [[Naval Live Oaks Reservation]], created from a tract of land used for production of shipbuilding materials, is located near the peninsula's western end. |
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[[U.S. Route 98]], a major road route between [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]] and [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida|Fort Walton Beach]] traverses the peninsula. |
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The '''Fairpoint Peninsula''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://cityofgulfbreeze.us/living-in/the-gulf-breeze-story/|title=The Gulf Breeze Story|website=cityofgulfbreeze.us|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-13}}</ref> also referred to as the '''Gulf Breeze Peninsula''' or the '''Navarre Peninsula'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.santarosa.fl.gov/web-documents/BudgetFY18.pdf|title=Santa Rosa County Budget FY2018|date=2018|website=Santa Rosa County Government: Office of Management and Budget|publisher=Santa Rosa County Office of Management and Budget}}</ref> or historically the '''Santa Rosa Peninsula''',<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Bingham |first=F.F. |title=Log of the Peep O' Day: Summer Cruises in West Florida Waters, 1912-1915 |publisher=Patagonia Press |year=1991 |isbn=9781882695034 |editor-last=Rucker |editor-first=Brian |edition=1991 Reprint with Contextual Footnotes |location=[[Baghdad, Florida]] |language=English |editor-last2=Woolsey |editor-first2=Nathan}}</ref> is located in northwest [[Florida]] between [[Santa Rosa Sound]] (the location of the [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]]'s route through the region) and [[Pensacola Bay]]. |
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==Other information== |
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== History == |
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In 1559, [[Tristan de Luna]] arrived in Pensacola Bay with 500 Spanish soldiers. The first settlement was abandoned due to diseases, disasters and hostile natives, but other Europeans followed. In the late 1700s, the British occupied the peninsula and named it Town Point. |
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In the 1910s, before widespread development, turpentine production was widely present on the peninsula.<ref name=":1" /> |
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By the early 1930s, bridges between [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]] and [[Gulf Breeze]] and Gulf Breeze and [[Pensacola Beach]] were completed. The current route of [[U.S. Highway 98]] was also completed, operated as a toll road between 1939 and 1946.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Gulf Breeze's namesake was established in 1936 when the Gulf Breeze Cottages and Store opened a post office branch where Live Oaks Plaza now stands. |
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The [[Naval Live Oaks Reservation]] was the home of America's first experimental tree farm, established by [[President of the United States|President]] [[John Quincy Adams]] in 1828. It was established to provide raw material to support shipbuilding for the [[United States Navy|Navy]] in the area. Today, Naval Live Oaks is part of the [[Gulf Islands National Seashore]], a unit of the [[National Park Service]]. |
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== Communities == |
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Based on the most recent censuses, and estimates, these are the communities located on the Fairport Peninsula, with their populations (if known): |
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*[[Navarre, Florida]] - Population: 44,876<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navarrepress.com/headlines/power-of-the-precinct/|title=Power of the Precinct {{!}} Navarre Press|website=navarrepress.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-13}}</ref> |
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*[[Midway, Santa Rosa County, Florida|Midway, Florida]] - Population: 16,115 |
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*[[Woodlawn Beach, Florida]] - Population: 1,785 |
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*[[Oriole Beach, Florida]] - Population: 1,420 |
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The following communities are adjacent to the peninsula, and are sometimes considered part of the Fairpoint Peninsula region, or are considered to be a part of one of the larger communities on the peninsula: |
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*[[Holley, Florida]] - Population: 1,630 (Often considered to be a neighborhood of [[Navarre, Florida|Navarre]]) |
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*[[Pensacola Beach, Florida]] - Population: Not Recorded (Often considered to be a neighborhood of [[Gulf Breeze]] or [[Pensacola]]) |
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*[[Navarre Beach]], part of Navarre, is on [[Santa Rosa Island (Florida)|Santa Rosa Island]] and not on the peninsula |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Navarre, Florida]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:57, 21 May 2023
Fairpoint Peninsula
Navarre Peninsula, Gulf Breeze Peninsula, or Santa Rosa Peninsula | |
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  Fairpoint Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′33″N 87°1′33″W / 30.39250°N 87.02583°W | |
| Offshore water bodies | Pensacola Bay, East Bay, East Lagoon, and the East Bay River (North) Santa Rosa Sound (South) |
| Operator | Various municipalities, county-governed unincorporated areas, and census designated places |
The Fairpoint Peninsula,[1] also referred to as the Gulf Breeze Peninsula or the Navarre Peninsula[2] or historically the Santa Rosa Peninsula,[3] is located in northwest Florida between Santa Rosa Sound (the location of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway's route through the region) and Pensacola Bay.
History
[edit]In 1559, Tristan de Luna arrived in Pensacola Bay with 500 Spanish soldiers. The first settlement was abandoned due to diseases, disasters and hostile natives, but other Europeans followed. In the late 1700s, the British occupied the peninsula and named it Town Point.
In the 1910s, before widespread development, turpentine production was widely present on the peninsula.[3]
By the early 1930s, bridges between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze and Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach were completed. The current route of U.S. Highway 98 was also completed, operated as a toll road between 1939 and 1946.[citation needed] Gulf Breeze's namesake was established in 1936 when the Gulf Breeze Cottages and Store opened a post office branch where Live Oaks Plaza now stands.
The Naval Live Oaks Reservation was the home of America's first experimental tree farm, established by President John Quincy Adams in 1828. It was established to provide raw material to support shipbuilding for the Navy in the area. Today, Naval Live Oaks is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, a unit of the National Park Service.
Communities
[edit]Based on the most recent censuses, and estimates, these are the communities located on the Fairport Peninsula, with their populations (if known):
- Navarre, Florida - Population: 44,876[4]
- Midway, Florida - Population: 16,115
- Gulf Breeze, Florida - Population: 6,466[1]
- Tiger Point, Florida - Population: 3,096
- Woodlawn Beach, Florida - Population: 1,785
- Oriole Beach, Florida - Population: 1,420
The following communities are adjacent to the peninsula, and are sometimes considered part of the Fairpoint Peninsula region, or are considered to be a part of one of the larger communities on the peninsula:
- Holley, Florida - Population: 1,630 (Often considered to be a neighborhood of Navarre)
- Pensacola Beach, Florida - Population: Not Recorded (Often considered to be a neighborhood of Gulf Breeze or Pensacola)
- Navarre Beach, part of Navarre, is on Santa Rosa Island and not on the peninsula
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Gulf Breeze Story". cityofgulfbreeze.us. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Santa Rosa County Budget FY2018" (PDF). Santa Rosa County Government: Office of Management and Budget. Santa Rosa County Office of Management and Budget. 2018.
- ^ a b Bingham, F.F. (1991). Rucker, Brian; Woolsey, Nathan (eds.). Log of the Peep O' Day: Summer Cruises in West Florida Waters, 1912-1915 (1991 Reprint with Contextual Footnotes ed.). Baghdad, Florida: Patagonia Press. ISBN 9781882695034.
- ^ "Power of the Precinct | Navarre Press". navarrepress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.