History of Volusia County, Florida,

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

History of Volusia County, Florida,

Entry/Object ID

Library.600

Tags

Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023

Description

168 p. incl. illus., plates, ports. fold. front. 28 cm. History of Volusia County, Florida by Pleasant Gold. The aim has been to present simply a true chronology of events from the earliest explorations to the present time--Pref. (in Volusia County) Fold out map is panoramic drawing of Volusia County in 1925 -- looking east. Includes Lake George, Lake Beresford, Lake Monroe, Halifax River and St. Johns River. Cities identified include: Seville, Fountain City, Pierson, DeLeon Springs, Glenwood, DeLand, Orange City, Monroe, Sanford, Osteen, New Smyrna, Port Orange, Daytona, and Ormond. Includes indexL: pp. 159-168. Contents: Early history, indians and antiquies / French and Spanish regimes (1564-1763) / English regime and Minorcan settlement at New Smyrna (1763-1784) / Return of the Spanish (1783-1790) / Spanish Land Grants (1790-1821) / Change of flags (1821-1824) / Mosquito County (1824-1835) / Seminole War (1835-1842) / Effort to change Mosquito to Leigh Read County (1842-1844) / Orange County (1845-1854) / Volusia (1854-1855) / Early days in the County of Volusia and the Civil War (1855-1856) / After the war (1865-1870) / Founding of Daytona and Ormond (1870-1880) / DeLand (1873-1890) / Settlements at Orange City, Lake Helen, DeLeon Springs, and on the east coast / Coming of the railroads (1881-1891) / Seabreeze, Daytona Beach and New Smyrna (1887-1907) / Political, education and social development (1870-1927) / Volusia of our own times (1898-1927).

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Volusia County (Fla.) -- History., Florida -- History.

Publication Details

Author

Gold, Pleasant Daniel, 1876-

Publisher

E. O.Painter Printing Co.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

De Land, Fla.,

Call No.

Rare Book F317 .V7 G6

LCCN

27003521