Pensacola Beach, Florida

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Pensacola Beach is an unincorporated community located on Santa Rosa Island, south of Pensacola, in Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 2,738.

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Santa Rosa Island - Pensacola - Escambia County, Florida - United States - 2000 census

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Santa Rosa Island is also home to part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore and historic Fort Pickens, located to the west of Pensacola Beach.

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Gulf Islands National Seashore - Fort Pickens

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Pensacola Beach occupies land bound by a 1947 deed http://www.pbrla.com/deed.html from the United States Department of Interior that it be administered in the public interest by the county or leased, but never "disposed"; its businesses and residents are thus long-term leaseholders and not property owners.

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Casino Beach, the most popular section of beach on the island, was opened in 1931.

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On 16 September 2004, Hurricane Ivan devasted the Pensacola Beach area, destroying more than 650 homes and damaging many others.

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16 September - 2004 - Hurricane Ivan

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On 10 July 2005, Pensacola Beach was again in the path of a hurricane; Dennis made landfall between the city and neighboring Navarre Beach.

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10 July - 2005 - Dennis - Navarre Beach

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