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Naval Live Oaks Reservation

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496: 48: 62: 87: 484: 575: 94: 69: 515: 430: 321:, receiving the nickname "Old Ironsides" due to the strength of its live oak construction. The need for wooden ship timber diminished with the advent of iron and steel warships. However, in 1926 live oak timbers from the Pensacola area were found to be useful in the restoration of the USS 254:
in 1828 as the first federal tree farm and began operations on January 18, 1829. It serves today as part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore forest community preserved by the National Park Service on January 8, 1971, and added to the
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goes through the southern portion of the land. To the south of Highway 98 is a visitor's center for the Gulf Islands National Seashore and some public
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The practice of using live oaks in shipbuilding was well-established in America by 1700. Early famous live oak vessels include the
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Currently, the land comprises over 1,300 acres (5.3 km) in the Gulf Islands National Seashore and is owned by the
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The land which comprises the present Naval Live Oaks Area was purchased with the goal of reserving the valuable
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View from the top of the bluff in the Naval Live Oaks, looking south on the rest of the reservation.
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is credited for the authorization to establish this federal tree farm. Superintendent
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property in Santa Rosa County, Florida on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Santa Rosa County, Florida
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Archeological Properties of the Naval Live Oaks Reservation MPS
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Naval Live Oaks Reservation is located in Florida
Naval Live Oaks Reservation is located in the United States
Santa Rosa County
Florida
Gulf Breeze
Florida
30°21′51″N 87°7′51″W / 30.36417°N 87.13083°W / 30.36417; -87.13083
MPS
Archeological Properties of the Naval Live Oaks Reservation MPS
98001169
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Breeze
Florida
U.S. government
U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
live oaks
shipbuilders
John Quincy Adams
Henry Marie Brackenridge
USS Hancock (1776)
USS Constitution (1797)
USS Constellation (1797)
War of 1812
National Monument
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
U.S. Route 98

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