Historic Pensacola's Museum of Industry

est Florida Academy. The present building has housed the New Orleans Grocery Company, the Levy-Hallmark Company and the Pensacola-Lurton Company, which leased it to the county for a surplus warehouse. It was acquired by the city in 1968 and is now an integral part of the Historic Pensacola Village.Early Pensacola IndustriesThis is a summary of the museum contents.TimberPensacola was a thickly wooded area, and the trees provided with lumber and lumber products . Much of the equipment involved in processing timber is displayed on the west end of the building.BrickmakingPensacola residents produced an amazing number of bricks. Many bricks from Pensacola can be found in the several forts in the area. The museum has a portion of a kiln in the southeast corner.FishingFish were plentiful in early Pensacola, and the Museum of Industry houses an old boat from that era.