Gaberonne
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 30° 28.268 W 087° 09.733
16R E 484428 N 3371003
Located on Manolete Street just west of US 90 in Pensacola
Waymark Code: WM117CZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2019
Views: 3
Old Punta del Gorda, skirted by Spanish ships of Maldonado 1540, de Luna 1559, Pez 1693, Ariola 1698. Spanish mission to Yamassee Indians nearby 1750. In British grant to Wm. Aird and Benj. Wormell in 1760s; Spanish grants to Francis Gabarron 1760's, Marianna Bonifay 1814. Bought by Francisco Moreno 1849, with title to son-in-law Stephen R. Mallory, later U.S. Senator and Secretary of Confederate Navy. Site of brick kilns of Carlos Lavalle 1820's, Abercrombie and Bacon 1855. Walter Kehoe 1870's. Acquired 1880 by Confederate veteran Manuel F. Gonzalez, grandson of Don Manuel Gonzalez and great grandson of Marianna Bonifay. Developed 1963 by Dodson, Leitsh, Born families.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Escambia
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: City of Pensacola
Website: Not listed
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