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1886
"The Great Fire" occurred late at night on Sept. 27, 1886. It is thought to have started from a smouldering cigar igniting the sawdust on the floor of the Wilcox Saloon in this block. The buildings, constructed of pine, were instantly engulfed. The town had only two small chemical wagons and the water from tanks and cisterns to fight the blaze. Fire swept both sides of the Boulevard and by morning twenty-two buildings and thirty-three stores were in ashes. The city passed two ordinances: no future wood-frame buildings and no more saloons in downtown DeLand. The latter decree was lifted when prohibition was repealed in the 1930s.Details
| HM Number | HMXRA |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Florida: West Volusia Historical Society series |
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| Placed By | The West Volusia Historical Society |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 10:19pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 470461 N 3211168 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.02838333, -81.30335000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 1.703', W 81° 18.201' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 1' 42.18" N, 81° 18' 12.06" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 386, 407, 904, 352 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 101 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand FL 32720, US |
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Marker is on a brick wall, facing the street.
Oct 25, 2016 at 1:33pm PDT by takeabrake
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