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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X5L_the-new-smyrna-odyssey-historical_New-Smyrna-Beach-FL.html
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The story of New Smyrna's first immigrants is one of hardship, endurance and survival by a group of religious colonists of several nationalities who came to the New World seeking freedom and a better life. After Spain ceded Florida to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2T_deleon-springs-colored-school-historical_De-Leon-Springs-FL.html
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African American families living in DeLeon Springs in the 1920s needed a better school. The Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church was no longer adequate and classes moved to St. Joseph Lodge, but it also was too small. In 1928, a g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2S_orange-city-colored-school-historical_Orange-City-FL.html
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The Orange City Colored School was the first building in town constructed for education of African Americans. Before it opened in 1927, various buildings had been adapted for use as classrooms but were small and poorly lighted. Inspired …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2H_ormond-tomb-historical_Ormond-Beach-FL.html
Near this site lies the tomb of James Ormond II. Ormond and his father, a Scot who immigrated to Florida via the Bahamas about 1804, made "Damietta," the family plantation, one of the most productive in the Halifax region. When Florida became a U.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2B_old-kings-road-historical_Ormond-Beach-FL.html
The Old Kings Road crossed north to south near this site. First originated as an Indian trail, later improved by the Spanish, and then constructed by the British as a road in 1763-1773 to connect St. Augustine and New Smyrna, Florida. Improved by …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WKC_green-mound-state-archaelogical-site-historical_Ponce-Inlet-FL.html
The Green Mound is one of the best preserved and last remaining shell mounds in the region. The site holds a rich history of the prehistoric Florida Indians who inhabited the site for hundreds of years. Archaeological studies of the mound date art…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJV_the-casements-historical_Ormond-Beach-FL.html
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Built in 1913 by Reverend Dr. Harwood Huntington, The Casements is named for its casement-style windows. Retired Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, Sr. purchased it in 1918 as a winter residence, in hopes that it would support his …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W3Y_the-mound-builders-historical_New-Smyrna-Beach-FL.html
Turtle Mound is an Indian midden-a heap of discarded shells accumulated over 600 years. A short boardwalk trail leads to the summit of the mound. Along the way, trailside signs explain the life-style of the Timucuan Indians. The Timucuan people in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TB9_gamble-place-historical_Port-Orange-FL.html
In 1898, James N. Gamble, of the Procter and Gamble Company and a longtime winter resident of Daytona Beach, bought this land on Spruce Creek for use as a rural retreat. In 1907, he built a small cracker cottage with an open front porch and a bree…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SYE_to-the-past-historical_New-Smyrna-Beach-FL.html
Dedicated on this200th AnniversaryIn honor of thoseIntrepid Helleneswho came to the New World in 1768as settlers of the historicNew Smyrna Colony of FloridaBy Americans proud of theirHellenic heritagewho cherish their participationin the great ide…