Converting a Cannon

Historical marker location:

Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach, Florida

( Marker can be reached from Fort Pickens Road, 9.8 miles west of Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399).)

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.