Abstract
Of all the commercially significant communities along the Old South's gulf coast, Pensacola was most dependent upon lumber for its prosperity. Although it failed to develop into a great cotton port, Pensacola found that an expanding lumber industry offered a reliable export commodity upon which to base a steady if unspectacular rate of growth. Favorably situated near rich timber resources, and possessing a good harbor, only enterprise was needed to make the city one of the nation's leading lumber ports.
Recommended Citation
Eisterhold, John A.
(1972)
"Lumber and Trade in Pensacola and West Florida: 1800-1860,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 51:
No.
3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol51/iss3/5
