Griffin/Floyd Hall

Historical marker location:

230 Newell Drive, Gainesville, Florida

( Marker is on Newell Drive, 0.1 miles north of Union Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1992

University of Florida.

The Florida Keys, a chain of islands off the southern coast of Florida, were once a notorious pirate haven. Many famous pirates, including Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, are said to have frequented the area.