THE AUCILLA RIVER PIRATES

Reports of pirate activity in and around the Aucilla River area have existed throughout recorded history, and there are good reasons for those stories. Numerous pirate incidents are documented in the River and in nearby areas in the Gulf of Mexico. During all of the 18th as well as the early 19th century, the Gulf coast around the Aucilla was known for being the haunt of pirates such as Blackbeard, Jean Lafitte and Billy Bowlegs, possibly due to the remoteness of the territory. As a result, vari