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Pensacola Beach is an unincorporated community located on Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island, in Escambia County, Florida, United States. It is situated south of Pensacola (and Gulf Breeze connected via bridges spanning to the Fairpoint Peninsula and then to the island) in the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 2,738. Pensacola Beach occupies land bound by a 1947 deed 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.〔("Beach Leasholders' Lawsuit Filed" ) ''Pensacola Beach Blog'' (December 21, 2004). Retrieved October 18, 2007.〕 Pensacola Beach is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Escambia County and Santa Rosa counties. ==History== : ''Also see: History of Pensacola, Florida.'' Francisco Maldonado, a lieutenant 〔 "The Spanish Presence in Northwest Florida--1513 to 1705" (history), University of West Florida, 2006, webpage: (UWF-hist ). 〕 under Conquistador Hernando de Soto, visited the area during the early Spanish exploration of North America. He anchored in Pensacola Bay for the winter of 1539–1540.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Santa Rosa Island—A History (Part 1) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Pensacola )〕 In 1559, Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano led the first settlement of the region.〔 His 11 ships, with 1500 settlers,〔 anchored in the bay and established its colony on the site of today's Naval Air Station Pensacola. A hurricane decimated the colony a few weeks later, killing hundreds and sinking 5 ships.〔 Suffering long-term famine and fighting, this first settlement was finally abandoned in 1561.〔 A presidio was constructed on Santa Rosa Island in 1722 near the location of the more recent Fort Pickens. Hurricanes in 1741 and 1752〔 forced its relocation to the mainland. Pensacola Beach for many years remained largely undeveloped. The Casino Resort was the first tourist destination constructed on the island (at the present day location of Casino Beach) where a variety of special events including beauty pageants, fishing tournaments and boxing matches were held from the 30s through 50s. With a bar, tennis courts, bath houses, and a restaurant, it was a popular resort until it eventually closed in the 1960s. The entire island was initially owned by the federal government. In order to promote infrastructure and growth on the island, the federal government leased the lands now encompassing Pensacola Beach to the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA), which in turn has leased the property to homeowners. As a result, all structures on the island have 99-year renewable leases with the SRIA rather than ownership of the land itself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pensacola Beach, Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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