[email protected] wrote: > I have notice several times that many of our ancestors originated in Baldwin > Co. AL then settled in Escambia Co. Is this a migration pattern? Can anyone > fill in details? > What was in Escambia Co. that people moved there? (Or am I so unfamiliar > with the area, that Escambia is really a hop, skip, and jump away?) My > Grandfather, Warren Leslie WHITE, was born in Robertsdale, Baldwin Co., AL. > He eventually settled in Milton, Santa Rosa Co. I always thought the > movement had to do with the Navy and its base in Pensacola. Any ideas or > thoughts? Thanks in advance. > > Paula B. in Cleveland, OH Paula, Robertsdale is about 35-40 miles west of P'cola. I know many folks whose family migrated from around there, but all for different reasons. Jobs at the Navy bases may have been one reason. Yes, the base at Milton is NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD. It's mission is the training of Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, and Air Force aviators. Plus many international flight students from several different nations. Regards. John J.