N.C.O. Open Mess & Bar, Eglin A.F.B., Pensacola – Swampy’s Florida Matches.

by on June 4, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Advertising, Swampy's Florida News

This matchbook is from the ‘Open Mess’ and bar for the Non Commissioned Officers (all ranks between Private First Class and Lieutenant) inside Eglin Air Force Base in Pensacola. The building this was for was demolished in 2010.

The problem with matchbooks, from a historians perspective, is the lack of dates. Considering the marked importance of Eglin AFB during WWII, this may be from around 1950.

This matchbook is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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First Presbyterian Church, Pensacola – Swampy’s Florida Sunday Services.

by on June 2, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Architecture, Florida Churches, Swampy's Florida History

Here’s the First Presbyterian Church in Pensacola. The church was established in 1845, yet it wasn’t until 1888 until the first church was built. Eventually the 1888 was replaced with this one in 1967.

You can learn more and plan a trip to visit this church in Pensacola by clicking here:

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It is astounding that a church that has been around for nearly 180 years has scant information of it’s past!
There is a book of the church and the faith:
‘Presbyterians in Pensacola, Florida: 150 years’ by Johnny Appleyard
If you would like to know more about Pensacola Presbyterians, you can get a copy of the book by clicking here:
https://amzn.to/4549iB6
This book is in the Swampy’s Florida library.

The photos here I took back in 2013.

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