Colonial Power Struggle

Historical marker location:

Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, Florida

( Marker is on Fort Pickens Road, 9.8 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399), on the right when traveling south.)

Fort Pickens.

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.