Daytona Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Old Kings Road

Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2011

1. The Old Kings Road Marker

Inscription. Crossed north to south near this site. This road was constructed from 1763-1773 by the English, connecting St. Augustine north to St. Mary's River and south to New Smyrna, Florida. First originated as an Indian trail, and later improved by the Spanish. Subsequently the industrious British improved the road to serve the East Coast plantations. The U.S. Army improved the Old Kings Road after 1827.

Erected 1976 by the Kiwanis Club of Daytona Beach in honor of the Nation's Bicentennial.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 29° 12.026′ N, 81° 2.857′ W. Marker is in Daytona Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. It is on West International Speedway Boulevard (U.S. 92) west of White Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is in front of the campus of Daytona State College, just east of the school's main entrance off U.S. 92. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Daytona Beach FL 32114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Betty Jane France (approx. half a mile away); World War I Veterans Memorial

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(approx. half a mile away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Time Capsule (approx. ¾ mile away); Kelly Field and Jackie Robinson (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cypress Street Elementary School (approx. one mile away); The Home of Mr. Harold V. Lucas, Sr. (approx. 1.1 miles away); E. Glenn “Fireball” Roberts (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daytona Beach.

More about this marker. The marker is capped with the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission logo.

Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2011

2. The Old Kings Road Marker

Beyond is the entrance to Daytona State College

Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2011

3. The Old Kings Road Marker

Seen along U.S. 92. The tower in the center background is the entrance to the Daytona Highlands subdivision, and was built during the Florida land boom of the 1920s.

Section of King's Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 21, 2006

4. Section of King's Road

One of the last remaining unpaved or modernized stretches of the original King's Road. Located in northern Volusia County, it had been by-passed by a wider, straighter modern highway.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,225 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. 4. submitted on March 7, 2012, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.