Frascati
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hoteltwo
N 30° 25.141 W 087° 11.744
16R E 481201 N 3365233
Frascati was the name of an historical park and said to be a place where gentlemen would hold duels.
Waymark Code: WMKB5K
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2014
Views: 12
Located on East Gregory Street west of North 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Marker Text:
"Duelling Oaks" according to tradition. Later picnic grounds and site of chowder parties of the "Mullets" and the "Snappers", in heated political rallies. Purchased by Pensacola Woman's Club, 1932 as headquarters.
Marker Number: 0
Date: 1954
County: Escambia
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: the Sears, Roebuck & Company.
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