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Cattle graze on the extensive acreage.
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The road follows the gently rolling hills.
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There are several lakes in the valley. The road winds around the lakes.
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The 15 acre lake is located in rural Escambia County.
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The lake was the site for a Ford Truck commercial.
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Tom Roush assists with the pier building in the Ford commercial.
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The quarry lakes are crystal clear.
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Stands of pines and firs comprise most of the groves adjacent to the lakes.
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Sand is one of the by-products of the gravel mining process.
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The lakes are irregulaly formed.
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The Victorian mansion was built in 1904.
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The home is constructed entirely of heart pine wood.
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Columns that are as wide as many of the surrounding trees flank the front door with its heavy beveled glass insets that have rippled under the weight of years. The spacious interior contains 18 rooms.
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There are 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, 12 fireplaces, office, parlor, study, living, dining, kitchen, utility room, and third-floor ballroom in the 7500 square foot house.
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The mansion was built by one of the owners of the Alger Sullivan lumber mill.
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The sheltered portico is attached to the west side of the house.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, Century, Florida was the nation's leading producer of Southern pine timber.
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Pecan orchards flank the house in three directions.
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A long entrance road leads up a hill to the three-story mansion.
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A row of crape myrtle trees line the driveway.
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The property is located on Highway 4A.
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The carriage house is located directly behind the main house.
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The stable and pump house are located adjacent to the carriage house in the rear of the property.
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The back of the main house can be seen in the left side of the photograph.
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The water was pumped from an artisan spring to the house.
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There are many old hardwood trees on the property, such as the oak pictured above.
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A freshwater spring flows through the southwest corner of the property.
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The lake is approximately eight acres.
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The steps lead into a shallow area. The pond was used as a swimming pool.
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The lake is decked on the east side with concrete.
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A man-made waterfall functions as the spillway for the lake.
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The rocks that form the waterfalls were brought from the old lumber mill.
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Tannenheim is German for fir tree house.
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The lake is surrounded by mature oaks and native hardwoods.
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Gulf Power corporate headquarters can be seen in the background of the temporary lake at Admiral Mason Park.
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The sun rises over the temporary lake at Admiral Mason Park.
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The small lake is approximately seven acres in size. It borders Escambia Bay.
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A series of decks and walkways lead down the hill in the rear of the home.
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George Carpenter holds a 3 pound catfish which is an average size for the pond.
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Extracting the hook is a delicate operation. Dave proceeds carefully, grasping the fish behind the gills while being careful to avoid getting stuck by the spiny backfin.
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Mayor Bennie Barnes hooks a large catfish. He and Donnie Waters are planning a fish fry for Margorie Waters who is retiring from her job with the City of Century. It takes about an hour for the Mayor and Donnie to catch 20 fish.
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There are no chemicals used in the pond. it is a totally controlled environment. A sample fish is sent to the processing plant for assessment. Tasters at the plant decide when the fish are ready for harvest. A select few fish from each load are ground up and anaylzed for chemicals by the USDA.
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The small lake is located on Sugar Bowl Lane and Via de Luna Drive on Santa Rosa Island. The area is known for its large dunes which shelter homes built on the soundside of the dune formations.
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The pond is the foreground is one of many catfish ponds in the area. There are over 1,000 such ponds in the neighborhood.
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The farm is located at the intertection of Morgan and Arthur Brown Road.
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Locals have been fishing these calm waters for centuries.
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Many of the homes on Bayou Texar have docks and boat launches.
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As this map shows, Bayou Texar has a very narrow outlet and is surrounded by hundreds of homes. The water is deep enough to accomodate some fairly large fishing boats but the train trussle at the opening to Pensacola Bay prevents sail boats from mooring on Bayou Texar.
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The sand pine scrub is a xeric, or exceedingly, dry, sandy community with a sparse understory of shrubby, evergreen oaks and an overstory of the sand pine.
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front-facing cul de sac
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front-facing lake