West Florida
West Florida was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico, which underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history. West Florida was first established in 1763 by the British government; as its name suggests it largely consisted of the western portion of the region called Florida by Spain, with East Florida comprising the eastern part. It included most of what is now the Florida Panhandle, plus parts of the modern U.S. states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
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... West Florida was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1763 until 1783 when it was ceded to Spain as part of the Peace of Paris (1783) ... It comprised the former region of West Florida, now part of the modern US states of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama ...
... See also Royal Governor of La Florida Governors under British rule George Johnstone (1763–66) Montfort Browne (acting, 1766–1769) John Eliot (appointed 1767 ...
... His first year as lieutenant governor was turbulent ... Some of his land claims were contested, and the property he owned on Dauphin Island was found to be unsuitable for the population he had planned to settle there ...
... This area was French from 1702 to 1763, part of British West Florida from 1763 to 1783, and split between the United States and Spain from 1783 to 1821 ... Baldwin and Mobile became part of Spanish West Florida in 1783, part of the independent Republic of West Florida in 1810, and was finally added to the Mississippi Territory in 1812 ...
... The West Florida Railroad Museum opened in the depot in 1989, and contains a collection of preserved railroad cars and railroad memorabilia from the L N Railroad, Frisco Railroad and other ... The museum sponsors two model railroad clubs The West Florida Model Railroad Club, and The Emerald Coast Garden Railway Club ...
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