World War II

Historical marker location:

Daytona Beach, Florida

( Memorial is on Silver Beach Avenue, 0.1 miles west of South Peninsula Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2020

1941 - 1946. Tom Staed Veterans Memorial Bridge.

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.