Courthouse Executive Center

Historical marker location:

2145 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida

( Marker is on 14th Avenue, 0.1 miles south of 22nd Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1999

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.