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1886
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John
B. Stetson takes over the endowment for
DeLand University (as it was known at the
time) because Henry A. DeLand no longer had
the funds available to support it because
of his policy of buying back land from settlers
if they had to leave within the first two
years. The name of the institution was changed
at the request of Henry DeLand.
The
Jacksonville train line extended to DeLand,
along with the telegraph.
September:
Fire
destroyed the 100 block of Woodland Boulevard
on both sides. The fire started in Wilcox's
Saloon. The next day 2 ordinances by the City
Council were set up:
- That
there were to be no more saloons in DeLand;
- That
all buildings in the downtown area needed
to be made of masonry material (brick, concrete,
etc.).
1887
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Stetson
built the first electrical
plant in Florida and an ice
plant.
December:
The
City of DeLand installed the 1st public street
lights in the State of Florida.
DeLand
felt the earthquake that hit Charleston, South
Carolina. It was the worst earthquake to hit
the eastern seaboard. It opened a 25 foot hole
at the corner of New York Avenue and Woodland
Blvd. It changed the location of Green Springs
in Enterprise.
Volusia
County Courthouse moved from Enterprise to DeLand,
and the first courthouse is built. In 1927,
it is torn down and the present courthouse was
rebuilt on the same spot.
In
1886, residents of DeLand were allowed to take
50 cents off of their taxes for each oak tree
they planted on the City Right of Way, and the
tree had to live one year. People planted so
many trees that they didn't have enough money
to pay the town marshal. The tax break was repealed
in 1887.
1890
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The
telephone come to the City of DeLand.
1894
(December): DeLand
and all of Volusia County had the worst recorded
freeze yet. It killed all the fruit and severely
damaged the trees. In February of the following
year, another severe freeze killed all of the
fruit trees in Central Florida. They were replanted.
1896
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College
Arms Hotel & Golf Course is built by
Stetson. It was the finest golf course in the
Southeast during its heyday.
1916
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The
first water and sewage system was installed
in the City of DeLand.
Woodland
Boulevard was bricked to Old Daytona Road in
one direction and to Orange City in the other.
New York Avenue was also bricked down to the
river.
DeLand
High School was built on Clara Avenue. It replaced
the wooden schoolhouse built in 1898.
1917
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A
road was constructed connecting DeLand, Daytona,
and New Smyrna. It was shelled and partially
paved.
Original
Putnam Hotel burned.
1920
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"The
Boom Years." First tremendous spurt
of growth. The houses had facades of stucco
and they were in the Mediterranean style. Subdivisions
opened up all around the city. Sidewalks were
put in the downtown area. The city limits were
expanded: to the west - the river; north - Daytona
Road; south - Orange Camp Road; and east to
Lake Winnemissett.
1921
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The
present City Hall constructed.
The
Athens and Dreka Theaters built.
1923
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The
New Putnam Hotel opened.
1925
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Lue
Gim Gong dies.
The
Volusia County Fairgrounds
was built on West New York Avenue near the railroad
depot. It was sold in 1947 to the Clyde Beatty
Circus Company.
1928
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"The
Boom" busted. The City was reduced to approximately
one square mile.
1941
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Woodland
Boulevard from Plymouth Avenue to Beresford
Avenue was widened and rebuilt with concrete.
1942
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Due
to World War II, the Navy built a naval
airbase where the municipal airport is today.
The
American Machinery Company built tugboats and
barges on the eastern part of Lake Beresford.
The
DeLand Aviation Company, owned by Mr. Babcock,
built Waco gliders at the old fairgrounds.
1944
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Daytona
Road rerouted to its present location.
1946
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The
Navy turned the airbase
over to DeLand for the city's use.
1948
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College
Arms Hotel torn down.
1949
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First
shopping center, College Plaza, built on the
northeast corner of Plymouth Avenue and Woodland
Boulevard.
1960
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FLA-92
rebuilt with 4 lanes going to Daytona.
West
Volusia Historical Society, Inc.
Henry
A. DeLand House Museum
Robert M. Conrad
Educational Research Center
Lue Gim Gong Memorial Garden
137
W. Michigan Avenue
DeLand, Florida 32720
Phone or Fax: 386/740-6813
www.delandhouse.com
e-mail: delandhouse@msn.com
Tuesday
through Saturday
12 noon to 4:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday
Open other hours for group tours by appointment
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