On this date in 1822, the U.S. Congress merged the recently seized territories of East Florida and West Florida into the Florida Territory. The region would later become the U.S.’s 27th state on March 3, 1845.
Much, much later, on May 29, 1941, the state would become home to the Club Pier Casino in Daytona Beach. This undated postcard described the pier as having been” famous a decade for fishing, now a Public Club Casino. Dining, Dancing, etc., it is still an Angler’s Paradise”.