Battery Worth

Historical marker location:

Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, Florida

( Marker can be reached from Fort Pickens Road, 9 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399).)

<i>Hold Your Ears</i>. Fort Pickens.

The Spanish established the first mission in Florida, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, in 1633. The mission was located near present-day Tallahassee and was home to a large Native American population.