The area where Daytona Beach is today was once inhabited by
the indigenous Timucuan Indians who lived in fortified villages. The Timucuas
were nearly exterminated by contact with Europeans through war, enslavement and
disease and became extinct as a racial entity through assimilation and
attrition during the 18th century. The Seminole Indians, descendants of Creek
Indians from Georgia and Alabama frequented the area prior to the Second
Seminole War.
During the era of British rule of Florida between
1763–1783, the King's Road passed through present day Daytona Beach
