12/12/2011 Florida Crossroads – Florida Remembers: The Pensacola Region

Juan Ponce de Leon’s discovery of Florida in 1513 led to several expeditions by the Spanish and the eventual establishment of America’s oldest occupied city, St. Augustine, in 1565. But a series of events in between those two historic dates took place on the other side of the state along Florida’s northern gulf coast… events that if not for a hurricane, would have dramatically altered Florida’s past. In our history series, “Florida Remembers”, Krysta Brown goes back to Florida’s first settlement, present-day Pensacola, and explores other “firsts” the area is known for.