Circa 1885

Circa 1885 (HMV3A)

Location: DeLand, FL 32720 Volusia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 1.8', W 81° 18.204'

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In 1883 two young boys, Samuel Jordan and Wylie Swift, built a circular skating rink in a tent on this corner. It was a popular entertainment site when DeLand was little more than a pioneer village. Around 1885 this brick building was erected to house a confectionery shop. In 1940 it became the V.W. Gould Agency, Inc. Its founder, V. Ward Gould, Sr., was a lad of 15 when he moved to DeLand in 1885 with his parents. An entrepreneur of the first rank, he began his first real estate agency in 1907 on W. Indiana Ave where he ushered clients around in a one cylinder, hand-cranked Cadillac. Gould also was a gifted writer who left behind a valuable record of DeLand's early history.
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HM NumberHMV3A
Series This marker is part of the Florida: West Volusia Historical Society series
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Placed ByThe West Volusia Historical Society
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Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 5:21pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 470457 N 3211347
Decimal Degrees29.03000000, -81.30340000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 1.8', W 81° 18.204'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 1' 48.00" N, 81° 18' 12.24" W
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Area Code(s)386, 407, 904, 352
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand FL 32720, US
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