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Pensacola is an active real estate market. Pensacola has a population of over 400,000 people in the metropolitan and surrounding area. Pensacola's Escambia County encompasses 661 square miles of land, and has over 100 square miles of water area. Composed of 99 percent pure quartz, the white beaches cover over 40 miles of beachfront from Pensacola Beach to Perdido Key making Pensacola real estate a dream investment.

Pensacola (originally named Panzacola, from the Panzacola Indians) was discovered as early as 1516 by Don Diego Miruelo. It was not until 1559 that Don Tristan de Luna of Spain and 1400-1500 others came to Pensacola to establish a new settlement. It is thought to be the first European settlement in the United States. Their stay lasted only a few years, since they were forced to leave due to a bad hurricane.

Pensacola is known as part of the "Emerald Coast" because of the Gulf of Mexico's emerald hue. Want to avoid the crowds at the beaches? Locals enjoy plenty of beach time for themselves as there is almost always plenty of beach for anyone to take a walk in private or go seashelling unnoticed. A wide array of activities, including swimming, snorkeling, boating, fishing, parasailing, water skiing and golf await you in Pensacola!

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