Pensacola capitalizes on 450th anniversary - al.com

Pensacola capitalizes on 450th anniversary - al.com: "Fifteen things you may not know about the Gulf Shores area:

1. The Ferris wheel at The Wharf is the tallest in the Southeast. This Italian-made structure stands 112 feet tall.

2. The first Indian village in America visited by an explorer was located near the present-day site of Shellbanks Baptist Church on Fort Morgan Road in Gulf Shores. A member of Hernanado DeSoto's party encountered a member of the local Indian tribe 'Achuse.'"