Built in 1824. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1921.
“The First American Road in Florida is a historic road near Gulf Breeze, Florida. It is located in the Naval Live Oaks Area of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.”
Wikipedia article First American Road in Florida, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Santa Rosa County · listed in 1998 · category: Site · built in 1824.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of First American Road in Florida between 1992 and 2020, burning about 728 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Gulf Island National Seashore | NLO PICNIC |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gulf Island National Seashore | NLO HQ PARKING LOT |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gulf Island National Seashore | GROUP CAMP ROAD |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gulf Island National Seashore | VILLA TRAIL |
| 29 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Gulf Island National Seashore | BAYSHORE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of First American Road in Florida: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellview Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gulf Breeze, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 lightning, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | 1 hurt | A 40 year old male was struck by lightning at the intersection of Avalon blvd and Tuscarora trail. After the strike the man noticed his pants were burned...the hairs on his arm singed...and he complained of a severe headache. He was transported to a local hospital. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | $50,000 | High thunderstorm winds blew down a large scoreboard at Gulf Breeze High School. Several trees were also blown down, and a few light weight structures were also damaged. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | $40,000 | Lightning started a fire in a wooded area around Gulf Breeze. The fire burned for about five hours and destroyed 150 acres of land. No one was injured and no homes were damaged. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | $40,000 | Four homes in the Sterling Point subdivision suffered roof and siding damage from severe thunderstorm winds. Fences were torn down and garage doors and windows were also broken. |
| January 2017 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | $20,000 | Lightning strike caused a house fire on Autumn Breeze Circle. |
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Gulf Breeze | $12,000 | An outer rainband from Hurricane Gustav produced a weak EF0 tornado in Gulf Breeze that caused tree damage. |
| August 2022 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home near Gulf Breeze causing a fire. |
| February 2017 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | $10,000 | Lightning strike resulted in smoke damage. |
| September 2014 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | $10,000 | A lightning strike caused damage to a house and car. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Gulf Breeze | $10,000 | Storm damage occurred near Garcon Point, northeast of Gulf Breeze. A 12X24 section of tin roof on a home was damaged along with power lines down. The damage was caused by a possible waterspout moving inland off of Pensacola Bay. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | $8,000 | Several trees were blown down near Gulf Breeze by high winds from a thunderstorm. |
| August 2016 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | $5,000 | Lightning struck a water main near a house causing water to flow into the house. |
| April 2015 | Lightning | Gulf Breeze | $5,000 | A lightning strike resulted in a house fire. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Gulf Breeze | $3,000 | A fast moving tornado moved into Santa Rosa county from Escambia county. The weak tornado entered the county southeast of Gulf Breeze and moved rapidly west northwest before dissipating just west of Gulf Breeze. The tornado caused minor damage. The area had been evacuated due to Hurricane Ivan. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down in Gulf Breeze. This was the second thunderstorm to move through the city during the morning hours that caused wind damage. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down in Gulf Breeze. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | $1,500 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Gulf Breeze. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Gulf Breeze | - | Mesonet site recorded 9.04 inches of rain. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Gulf Breeze | - | Heavy rain caused flooding and closed Gulf Breeze Parkway. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Gulf Breeze | - | Mesonet site at Gulf Breeze recorded 14.08 inches of rain. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | - | Measured by weather flow site XGBZ. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Gulf Breeze | - | Video of flooding in Gulf Breeze with water nearly 3 feet deep along Maplewood Drive. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | - | The Weatherflow mesonet site in Gulf Breeze measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 68 mph. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Gulf Breeze | - | Heavy rain caused flooding along Highway 98 throughout Gulf Breeze. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Gulf Breeze | - | Heavy rain caused several roads to be closed in southern Santa Rosa County due to water over the road. |
| August 2001 | Waterspout | Gulf Breeze | - | A large waterspout was observed by several people over Pensacola Bay. The waterspout was moving north across the bay and dissipated just before the storm moved ashore. The large spout was visible for several minutes. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | - | A wind gust of near 60 mph was estimated at a local market during a thunderstorm in Gulf Breeze. No damage was reported from the high winds. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Gulf Breeze | - | Nickle size hail was reported in the community. |
| June 2000 | Waterspout | Gulf Breeze | - | A waterspout was observed over Santa Rosa Sound near Gulf Breeze. The waterspout remained over water for several minutes before dissipating over the Sound. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gulf Breeze | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Gulf Breeze | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Gulf Breeze | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Naval Live Oaks Reservation | 0.2 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98001168 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Santa Rosa County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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