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  Escambia - History
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Websitehttps://myescambia.com/
Established July 21, 1821
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRP August 30, 2019 03:23pm
Description1st County of Florida
Established: July 21, 1821
County Seat: Pensacola

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April 27, 1991 -


ESCAMBIA lost small area to SANTA ROSA on Santa Rosa Island. (Fla. Laws 1991, 12th leg., ch. 91-310/pp. 2983-2986)

June 29, 1957 - April 27, 1991


ESCAMBIA lost small area to SANTA ROSA along the right-of-way of the toll bridge and road on Santa Rosa Sound and Island. (Fla. Laws 1957, 36th sess., gen., ch. 57-834/p. 1181)

June 11, 1951 - June 29, 1957


ESCAMBIA lost small area to SANTA ROSA on Santa Rosa Island. (Fla. Laws 1951, 33d sess., gen., ch. 26860/p. 742)

May 31, 1947 - June 11, 1951


ESCAMBIA lost to OKALOOSA on Santa Rosa Island. (Fla. Laws 1947, 31st sess., gen., ch. 23867/p. 483)

January 11, 1851 - May 31, 1947


ESCAMBIA lost part of Santa Rosa Island to WALTON. (Fla. Laws 1850, 5th sess., ch. 411/p. 146)

February 18, 1842 - January 11, 1851


ESCAMBIA lost to creation of SANTA ROSA. (Fla. Terr. Acts 1842, 20th sess., no. 1, sec. 1/p. 3)

December 09, 1825 - February 18, 1842


ESCAMBIA lost to WALTON. (Fla. Terr. Acts 1825, 4th sess., p. 35)

December 29, 1824 - December 09, 1825


ESCAMBIA lost to JACKSON and to creation of WALTON. (Fla. Terr. Acts 1824, 3d sess., secs. 2, 7, 9/pp. 260-262)

August 12, 1822 - December 27, 1824


ESCAMBIA lost to creation of JACKSON. (Fla. Terr. Acts 1822, 1st sess., sec. 1/p. 3)

July 21, 1821 - August 12, 1822


ESCAMBIA created from non-county area by decree of Provisional Governor Andrew Jackson, who had been appointed by President Monroe on 10 Mar 1821 to exercise authority over Florida until the establishment of the territorial government. (Fla. Terr. Acts 1822, 1st sess., sec. 1/p. xx)

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