Barrineau Park: St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

Barrineau Park was colonized by Hungarians who farmed the land in intensive small truck farms. The colonizers were excellent farmers and industrious people. Most were devout Catholics. In 1923 they built St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. During these years, Barrineau Park had a post office, railway station and stores. The forest reclaimed most of these structures and the community dwindled to a scattering of farms and homes until about the 1980's when people started settling small farms in the area. (by Dolly Pollard - source: History of Escambia County - Armstrong)