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	Battle in Florida at Santa Rosa Island American Civil War
		Florida regiments composed one brigade each in the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee and fought in all the major battles in both theaters of war, often in the thickest of the fighting.
		Harriet Beecher Stowe in Florida, 1867 to 1884
		Such questions as why she moved to Florida, how she was received in the South after the Civil War, and what attracted her to Florida are discussed, as well as her role as an early activist for environmental protection.
	www.americancivilwar.com /statepic/fl/fl001.html (690 words)

	Santa Rosa Island, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Santa Rosa Island is a 40-mile barrier island located in the U.S. state of Florida, thirty miles (50 km) from the Alabama state border.
		In 1929, Santa Rosa Island was sold by the U.S. War Department to Escambia County, Florida, for $10,000.
		Ten years later, the county returned the island to the federal government in the expectation that it would be developed into a U.S. National Monument preserving the remnants of Fort Pickens, the only fort in the South to be held by the Union throughout the duration of the American Civil War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island,_Florida (224 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Santa Rosa Island, Florida
		Santa Rosa Island is a 40-mile barrier island located in Florida, thirty miles from the Alabama state border.
		The island was the first place where shots were fired to open the American Civil War, three months before the shelling of Fort Sumter, at the Battle of Santa Rosa Island.
		Central Santa Rosa County is the area north of the bays and south of the extensive forests separating it from North Santa Rosa.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Santa-Rosa-Island%2C-Florida (320 words)

	Battle of Santa Rosa Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Santa Rosa Island - Fort Pulaski - Forts Jackson and St. Philip – New Orleans – Secessionville – Simmon's Bluff – Tampa – Baton Rouge – 1st Donaldsonville - St.
		The Battle of Santa Rosa Island was a battle fought October 9, 1861, on the barrier island of Santa Rosa Island, Florida, as part of the American Civil War.
		Santa Rosa Island is a 40-mile barrier island located in the U.S. state of Florida, thirty miles from the Alabama state border.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Santa_Rosa_Island (450 words)

	Santa Rosa Island Authority - What We Do
		The white sand beaches on the island are comprised almost entirely of quartz – hence the "sugary white" texture and appearance.
		Pickens on the western end of the island was one of the few forts in the South that remained under Union control during the Civil War.
		The State of Florida deeded approximately 8 miles of Santa Rosa Island known as the Ft. Pickens State Park to the Department of Interior for inclusion in the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
	sria-fla.com /whatwedo.htm (923 words)

	GulfBase - Santa Rosa Island
		Santa Rosa Island is a narrow barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and Santa Rosa Sound, in the vicinity of Pensacola, northwestern Florida.
		Santa Rosa forms the eastern tip of the Gulf Island National Seashore.
		Santa Rosa Island is dotted with rolling dunes, sandy beaches and a mixture of trees and other vegetation.
	www.gulfbase.org /reef/view.php?rid=sri (254 words)

	Museum - Office of Cultural & Historical Programs
		When Florida seceded from the Union in January 1861, state officials quickly ordered Florida troops to seize key federal forts and arsenals throughout the state.
		On October 9, Confederate forces landed approximately 1,000 troops on the island in an assault that overran the camp of a Union army regiment.
		It is one of a significant group of photographs of southern soldiers in Florida made in 1861 by photographer J. Edwards of New Orleans.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /museum/mfh/exhibits/civilwar/03.cfm (444 words)

	Coastal America: Project Summary - Santa Rosa Island Dune Restoration
		Eglin AFB is responsible for the stewardship of 17 miles of Santa Rosa Island.
		Prior to the hurricane, Eglin's portion of Santa Rosa Island was rated by The Nature Conservancy as the highest quality barrier island in northwest Florida.
		Eglin's beach mouse population was the largest, and healthiest population of beach mice in northwest Florida and south Alabama.
	www.coastalamerica.gov /text/regions/gm/santarosa.html (808 words)

	Aquatic Plants of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Spoil Island, a 60-acre preserve in Tampa Bay created by spoil dredging in 1969, was infested with exotic, invasive vegetation.
		After removal of unwanted material and grading of the land area, the entire island had to be re-planted with native vegetation communities, creating mangrove forests and shore bird habitats.
		In early 2006, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection began a project in the State’s coastal recreation areas to stabilize and rebuild beach structures and habitats damaged or destroyed during the active 2004 hurricane season.
	www.aquaticplantsofflorida.com /casestudy.asp (1859 words)

	Santa Rosa Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are at least two islands named Santa Rosa Island:
		Santa Rosa Island in California is one of the Channel Islands.
		Santa Rosa Island in Florida was the site of the Civil War's Battle of Santa Rosa Island, and of Hurricane Dennis' landfall in 2005
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island (116 words)

	Santa Rosa Island - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Santa Rosa Island - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Santa Rosa Island, long, narrow island off the north-west coast of Florida, near the city of Pensacola.
		Santa Rosa Island, about 80 km (50 mi) long...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Santa_Rosa_Island.html (68 words)

	Santa Rosa Island — Complete Santa Rosa Island, Florida Visitors Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Santa Rosa Island, Florida is known for its white-sand beaches, which owe their pleasing appearance and texture to the primary ingredient found in the island's sand: quartz.
		The beaches of Santa Rosa Island range from the aptly-named Quietwater Beach, an especially appealing destination for families with young children, to Casino Beach, known for its water tank that resembles a giant beach ball.
		Among the chief attractions of Santa Rosa Island, Florida is the 1,471-foot-long Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier, the longest fishing pier in the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.southcoastusa.com /santa_rosa_island.asp (295 words)

	Santa Rosa Island, Florida FL, profile (Santa Rosa County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Florida > All counties > Santa Rosa County > Santa Rosa Island
		Santa Rosa Island is in Santa Rosa County, in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass metro area.
		The latitude of Santa Rosa Island is 30.382N.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=8904 (507 words)

	Santa Rosa Island Florida
		Santa Rosa Island has two tracts in the national seashore, and each tract has two sides.
		On the other side, Santa Rosa Sound offers generally smooth sailing, and the beach's sandy landscape is enhanced by a mixture of trees and other vegetation.
		The Naval Live Oaks Area on Santa Rosa Sound in Gulf Breeze offers more than 1,000 acres of woods and waterfront ideal for walking and wading.The preserved area is home to plenty of plants, small animals and birds.
	www.beautifuldestin.com /santa-rosa-island-florida.htm (507 words)

	Santa Rosa Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore \| Florida Walks
		Santa Rosa Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore
		Preview: This day-use-only unit is on the Choctawhatchee Bay side of the island where the water is calmer, and it provides beach facilities for swimming and sunbathing.
		This plant is endemic to only a small area of western Florida and is known to some locals as beach heather.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?TrailID=HGD118-002 (270 words)

	Northwest Florida - Santa Rosa County
		Location: Northwest Florida in the Panhandle bordering the Gulf of Mexico, Alabama and Escambia and Okaloosa Counties.
		History: Santa Rosa County was established in 1842 from a portion of Escambia County and named for Santa Rosa Island, which was named for the Catholic saint St. Rosa de Viterbo.
		Santa Rosa County QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau
	www.floridasmart.com /local/counties/santarosa/about.htm (113 words)

	accoona - Web Search Results
		Residence La Rosa dei Venti, in the island of Procida.
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		Santa Rosa Island Florida American Civil War October 9...Anderson crossed from the mainland to Santa Rosa Island with 1,200 men in two small steamers...CS] Forces Engaged: Santa Rosa...
	www.accoona.com /search?col=wc&order=&qc=us&ql=en&st=0&pg=1&ws=10&bs=10&ns=10&cntry=us&la=&qt=rosa+island (351 words)

	"Santa Rose Sound and the Gulf Islands Florida - Fly Angler's OnLine "Fly Fishing the Salt - 88"
		Between the two bays is Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island, and Santa Rosa Sound.
		Destin, known as the "luckiest fishing village," has one of the largest fleets in Florida and is nestled in the mouth of Choctawhatchee Bay.
		Fishing in the Santa Rosa Sound area is quite seasonal, with the best fishing times between March and late November.
	www.flyanglersonline.com /features/saltwater/part88.html (1020 words)

	Santa Rosa Island, Gulf Coast, Florida - photos of sightseeing in Pensacola on Worldisround
		We visited Santa Rosa Island off the Gulf Shore near Pensacola, Florida in October of 2002.
		Santa Rosa Island is a narrow island about twenty - five miles long and about three city blocks wide.
		The Sound flows between Santa Rosa Island and the mainland for a distance of...
	www.worldisround.com /articles/15109/index.html (512 words)

	Researchers Study Impact of Hurricane Opal on Florida Coast
		Storm surge levels of about 5 meters were estimated across the Northwest Florida shelf by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), resulting in the overwash of most of Santa Rosa Island, the most affected section of coast in the Gulf.
		Beach profile stations surveyed along Santa Rosa Island 1 month before hurricane landfall were reoccupied 2 days after Opal crossed the coast, providing a unique opportunity to quantify the morphological impacts of the hurricane along the coast.
		On Santa Rosa, dunes approaching more than 5 meters were reduced to approximately 1.5 meters high as the island experienced severe overwashing.
	www.agu.org /sci_soc/EISstone.html (1226 words)

	Hurricane Ivan Impact Studies
		Almost 50 miles to the east where Hurricane Ivan made landfall, the photo pair of Navarre Beach, Florida shows the storm surge and waves still had sufficient reach to overwash the entire barrier island.
		Here the houses in the center of the island seemed to have fared worse than the ocean front houses, but that was not always the case along this section of the barrier island.
		A continuous sheet of storm-generated overwash deposits is observed in this low-lying and uninhabited portion of the barrier island.
	coastal.er.usgs.gov /hurricanes/ivan/photos/florida.html (316 words)

	Recreation.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		More than 80 percent of Gulf Islands National Seashore is under water, but the barrier islands are the most outstanding features to those who visit.
		The Seashore stretches 160 miles from Cat Island in Mississippi to the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island in Florida.
		From there, Fort Pickens is nine miles west, and the Santa Rosa area is 10 miles east.
	www.recreation.gov /detail.cfm?ID=(2743) (296 words)

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	Before and After Photo Comparisons: Santa Rosa Island - Hurricane Dennis Impact Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Before and After Photo Comparisons: Santa Rosa Island, FL
		On Tuesday July 12, 2005, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted an aerial photographic survey of Santa Rosa Island, Florida that was impacted by Hurricane Dennis.
		Road Overwash, East Santa Rosa Island, FL: Hurricane Dennis overwash deposits extend farther landward than Hurricane Ivan deposits.
	coastal.er.usgs.gov /hurricanes/dennis2005/photosets.html (414 words)

	Florida's National Seashores
		This barrier island chain stretches across 150 miles from West Ship Island in Mississippi to the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island in Florida.
		The islands consists of beautiful white beaches and blue waters, fertile coastal marshes and dense maritime forests.
		This Barrier Island is located in East Central Florida just north of the John F. Kennedy Space Center and consists of several natural habitats including ocean, beach, dune, hammock, lagoon, salt marsh, and pine flatlands.
	www.floridasmart.com /sciencenature/naturalflorida/seashores.htm (263 words)

	Pensacola and Panama City Beach - Florida
		Gulf Islands National Seashore (off Pensacola) is an almost unbroken stretch of pristine white sand that runs 160 miles (256 kms) from Cat Island in Mississippi to the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island in Florida.
		The snowy-white sand beaches, sparkling waters, coastal marshes, and dense maritime forests are the highlights of this natural wonder.
		The park is known for its sugar white sands and crystal-clear emerald green water and is one of the most popular outdoor recreation spots in Florida.
	www.go-florida.net /beach-pensacola.htm (202 words)

	Pensacola Beach Florida History - Santa Rosa Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The first out-of-town visitor to Isle de St. Rose was don Tristan de Luna.
		(Fodor's rates Ft. Pickens' beaches the best in Florida.) So whether you take the bike trail or the highway, you'll find campgrounds, nature trails, and miles and miles of protected beaches perfect for sand dollar and sea shell hunting, and for picking through flotsam washed ashore from the high seas and exotic foreign ports.
		Santa Rosa Island Authority · P.O. Drawer 1208 · Pensacola Beach, FL
	www.visitpensacolabeach.com /history.htm (272 words)

	Santa Rosa Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Santa Rosa Island, California is one of the Channel Islands of California.
		Santa Rosa Island, Florida is near and was the site of the Civil War's Battle of Santa Rosa Island.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.infobadger.com /articles/Santa_Rosa_Island (121 words)

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	Battle Summary: Santa Rosa Island, FL
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		Richard Anderson crossed from the mainland to Santa Rosa Island with 1,200 men in two small steamers to surprise Union camps and capture Fort Pickens.
		Receiving reinforcements, Col. Harvey Brown sallied against the Confederates, who reembarked and returned to the mainland.
	www.nps.gov /history/hps/abpp/battles/fl001.htm (161 words)

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