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By Brandon D Cross, May 24, 2020
Carlos Alvarez Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Arguably the best wide receiver to ever come through the University of Florida, Alvarez was named an inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011, 40 years after he played his final game for the Gators. During his sophomore year, . . . — — Map (db m150611) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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In 1928, his first season at the helm for the Gators, Bachman led the team to an 8–1 record, best in school history at that time. He finished his fifth season in 1932 with a career record of 27- 18 -3. Bachman was also Head Coach at . . . — — Map (db m150589) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Dale Van Sickel was a swift and sure-handed receiver on offense and a gifted defensive player during the late 1920s. During his three seasons with the Gators, they won 23 of 29 games and he became Florida’s first All-America and first Hall of . . . — — Map (db m150581) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Perhaps the most decorated player in Florida’s football history, Wuerffel was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013. He was Florida’s second Heisman Trophy winner in 1996 while quarterbacking the Gators to the consensus National . . . — — Map (db m150616) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Doug Dickey grew up in Gainesville and played quarterback for the Gators from 1951-53. He began his coaching career at Tennessee, where he coached for six seasons. In 1970, Dickey became the Head Coach for his alma mater and led the Gators to a . . . — — Map (db m150608) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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A unanimous first-team All-America selection, Smith finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1989 and ninth in 1987. He was a three-time first-team All-SEC pick, the SEC Player of the Year in 1989 and the SEC Freshman of the year in 1987. . . . — — Map (db m150609) HM |
| On Gale Lemenard Drive 0.1 miles south of West University Ave (State Road 26), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Gatorade, the sports drink that started an industry, was invented at the UF College of Medicine by a team of researchers led by Dr. Robert Cade. Gatorade was first field tested in a football scrimmage near this site and was first used in an October . . . — — Map (db m120371) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Regarded as the best defensive end in Gator history, Youngblood was named to the All-SEC Team for the decade of the 1970’s. He was a rugged competitor who went on to become an All-Pro star with the Los Angeles Rams after being a first-round draft . . . — — Map (db m150607) HM |
| On SW 13th Street at SW 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling east on SW 13th Street. |
| | Dr. Tigert, the third president of the University of Florida, was a native of Nashville. He was Tennessee’s first Rhodes Scholar, graduating from Vanderbilt University, the institution founded by his grandfather. He was serving as U.S. . . . — — Map (db m150919) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Ray Graves served as the Gators’ Head Coach from 1960-69. During that time frame, he compiled a 70-31-4, then the standard for most wins (70) in school history for a head coach. Graves led Florida to winning records in nine of his 10 seasons at . . . — — Map (db m150596) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Steve Spurrier was named to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986 and as a coach in 2017. Spurrier joined Amos Alonzo Stagg, Bobby Dodd and Bowden Wyatt as the only four to be inducted as a player and coach. The 1966 Heisman . . . — — Map (db m150592) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Steve Spurrier was named to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986 and as a coach in 2017. Spurrier joined Amos Alonzo Stagg, Bobby Dodd and Bowden Wyatt as the only four to be inducted as a player and coach. As Florida’s head . . . — — Map (db m150631) HM |
| On SW 3th Street at SW 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on SW 3th Street. |
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This site, known locally as the ballpark, was the center of recreational activities in Gainesville for more than 60 years. From 1883-1910 Gainesville’s Oak Hall baseball team played here against teams from Florida and the Southeast. The Oak Halls . . . — — Map (db m150706) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Chandler was a two-time first-team All-American at Florida as a wide receiver despite playing in a run-oriented wishbone offense. He caught 92 passes in his career for 1,963 yards and a school- record 28 touchdowns in four seasons. Chandler . . . — — Map (db m150634) HM |
| On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive. |
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Wilber Marshall is regarded as one of the best defensive players in Gator history. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1982 and 1983 and also earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1981. ABC Television selected him as the . . . — — Map (db m150656) HM |
| Near Harbor City Boulevard (U.S. 1). |
| | The Melbourne Hotel was first opened on the evening of September 23, 1924, with several hundred guests in attendance.
Elton Hall was the promoter of the hotel and celebrated his 36th birthday on the day of the opening.
That same year . . . — — Map (db m50320) HM |
| | This building was erected in 1913 and contained a billiard parlor and restaurant on the ground floor, and the Midway Hotel upstairs. The Melbourne Times moved from its Front Street location to this building almost as soon as it was finished, and . . . — — Map (db m49939) HM |
| On Myrtle Avenue North at 7th Street West, on the right when traveling north on Myrtle Avenue North. |
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This site has been the location of baseball and other sports for nearly 100 years.
The location has been know at different times as Barrs Field, the Myrtle Avenue Ball Park, Joseph H. Durkee Memorial Athletic Field, and since 1980, James P. . . . — — Map (db m149085) HM |
| On Clark Lane at Cooper Lane, on the left when traveling west on Clark Lane. |
| | The Levitt & International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation (I.T.T.) purchased 68,000 acres in 1969 for the development of a planned community. The site, named Palm Coast, offered numerous amenities, including a marina and golf course. Built in . . . — — Map (db m103420) HM |
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The loggerhead is an endangered species of sea turtle where most nests in the U.S. reside in Florida. Artist: Bob Teller. This turtle is a tribute to Nancy Lopez and Billy Casper, two distinguished golfers in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Nancy . . . — — Map (db m159261) HM |
| Near Midway Drive 0.2 miles east of Hayward Taylor Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This original 72’ flagpole at the Sebring International Raceway marks the geographic center of Hendricks Field, a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) base that operated under the jurisdiction of the 76th Flying Training Wing from 1942-1945. . . . — — Map (db m134905) HM |
| On West North B Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | At Tampa's Plant Field on April 4, 1919, "Babe" Ruth, playing for the Boston Red Sox against the N.Y. Giants, smacked a
587- foot home run that set a record in a pre-season game. 4,300 screaming fans saw the feat. Famed Evangelist Billy . . . — — Map (db m46601) HM |
| On North 22nd Street (Florida Route 585) south of East Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard (Florida Route 574), on the right when traveling south. |
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The City of Tampa acquired the Cyrus T. Greene property in 1931, which was named in honor of the executive secretary of the Tampa Urban League. By the 1940s, the baseball field created at Cyrus Greene was known as the 22nd Street . . . — — Map (db m151029) HM |
| On North Nebraska Avenue at East 11th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Nebraska Avenue. |
| | Organized in 1901, the German-American Club was one of the few non-latin ethnic clubs in Tampa. Club members laid the cornerstone for a building on the northeast corner of Nebraska Avenue and 11th Avenue on February 23, 1908, followed by a . . . — — Map (db m32372) HM |
| On North Franklin Street (William F. Poe Plaza) north of East Whiting Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | From this point in front of The Tampa Daily Times Building on Nov. 23 1909, was started the Tampa-to-Jacksonville "endurance run" to promote good roads for Florida. Sixteen vehicles, plus the "confetti" pathfinding car and a press car, made . . . — — Map (db m68398) HM |
| On North Orange Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Under Mayor William Poe's direction, the Perry Harvey, Sr., Park Skateboard Bowl opened in 1979 as part of a recreational park for the Central Park Village community. As Florida's first municipal ride-at-your-own-risk skateboard facility, it offered . . . — — Map (db m103246) HM |
| On North Boulevard at West Cypress Street, on the right when traveling north on North Boulevard. |
| | Located north of Cass Street, between North Boulevard and the Hillsborough River, Phillips Field was Tampa's primary football and marching band venue for 30 years. The estate of I.W. Phillips transferred the property to the City of Tampa in 1934 to . . . — — Map (db m151026) HM |
| On North Glen Arven Avenue at North Riverhills Drive, on the left when traveling south on North Glen Arven Avenue. |
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The Temple Terraces Country Club was built on the site of the 1910 hunting lodge of world renowned Chicago socialite and businesswoman Bertha Honore Plamer's 19,000 acre "Riverhills Ranch." It opened in 1922 as the centerpiece of . . . — — Map (db m93417) HM |
| On Flight Safety Drive south of 26th Street (Road 0.1), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Dodgertown was the spring training facility of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. Originally part of a World War II Naval Air Station, Dodgertown became the spring training home of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948, when local business leader Bud Holman . . . — — Map (db m93122) HM |
| On Club Drive at Old Oak Lane, on the left when traveling north on Club Drive. Reported missing. |
| | During the early 1920’s, three Cleveland, Ohio physicians established Riomar as a private winter resort for themselves and their families. The facilities included a clubhouse and guest cottage on what is now Riomar Drive, a nine-hole golf course and . . . — — Map (db m130537) HM |
| On Edgerton Court south of Charles Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
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The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club was envisioned in 1925 by Willard Bryant and Fred Thompson, two winter visitors from Hartford, Connecticut. They approached Charles Edgerton, owner of the historic Lakeside Inn and member of the City’s Park . . . — — Map (db m145383) HM |
| On Golf Terrace Drive at William Ellis Street, on the right when traveling north on Golf Terrace Drive. |
| | After purchasing this land in 1912, George B. Perkins organized a golf club here. Perkins hired professional golf expert H. H. Barker to lay out the club’s scenic 9-hole course, which was completed in 1914. The Tallahassee Country Club, organized at . . . — — Map (db m151381) HM |
| On Young Street 0.1 miles west of South Adams Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This brick house was the home of legendary Florida A&M University (FAMU) football coach Alonzo “Jake” Gaither and his wife, Sadie, a FAMU English professor. The couple regularly hosted sports and public figures from the 1950s-1960s, . . . — — Map (db m128319) HM |
| On Myers Park Drive at East Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling west on Myers Park Drive. |
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The Myers Park Historic District is near the remains of Hernando De Soto’s winter encampment (1539-40) in the Apalachee capital of Anhaica, and was the site of the 17th century Spanish mission La Purificación de Tama. The . . . — — Map (db m151384) HM |
| On 9th Street West south of 13th Avenue West, on the right when traveling north. |
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With baseball suspended for the duration of WWII, present-day McKechnie Field was closed between 1941-48 and taken over by the U.S. Army and named Camp Bradenton. Under command of Maj. Joseph H. Dunlap, it was designated a Signal . . . — — Map (db m102469) HM |
| | In 1942 the federal government opened Camp Murphy. It was the home of the Southern Signal Corps School during World War II and served as a U.S. Army base for instruction in radar operation in the early course of the war. The post was named in honor . . . — — Map (db m14314) HM |
| On Northwest 10th Avenue at Northwest 24th Street, on the right when traveling north on Northwest 10th Avenue. |
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On its opening night, August 31, 1949, Major League Baseball Commissioner Albert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler declared, “I know of no more beautiful ballpark anywhere than this new Miami Stadium.” From its iconic neon façade, . . . — — Map (db m120653) HM |
| Near Collins Avenue (State Road A1A) 1.1 miles north of 96th Street (County Road 922), on the left when traveling north. |
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(side 1)
The originally known Lighthouse Dock, once at this site, marked the beginnings of this area's fame as a sportsman's paradise. Folklore and history relate that a man named Baker (c. 1810) “hauled over” fishing boats . . . — — Map (db m75994) HM |
| On Overseas Highway (U.S. 1) 2.4 miles south of Long Key Lake Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
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Henry M. Flagler began construction of the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railroad southward from Homestead in 1905. Despite destructive hurricanes in 1906, 1909, and 1910, the Key West Extension was completed in January 1912 at a . . . — — Map (db m72798) HM |
| On School Avenue at South Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling east on School Avenue. |
| | "Home of the Panthers"
Grades 1-12
An African-American
Institution of Learning — — Map (db m78712) HM |
| On South Conway Road (State Road 15) just south of Lake Margaret Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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The English Colony
A group of Englishmen known locally as the English Colony immigrated to Conway in the 1880s. They came as a result of a land and citrus industry promotion by the state and railroad corporations that promised an annual . . . — — Map (db m101054) HM |
| On South Tampa Avenue at West South Street, on the right when traveling north on South Tampa Avenue. |
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Joe Tinker (1880-1948) was an Orlando real estate developer and professional baseball player. While playing with the Chicago Cubs from 1906 to 1910, Tinker won four pennants, two World Series championships, and was part of a famous . . . — — Map (db m120473) HM |
| Near Tradition Road 0.4 miles west of Lake Jovita Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. |
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Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club incorporates the site of W.E. Currie's Lake Jovita Club of the 1920s and 30s. Gene Sarazen, a leading professional golfer of that era, considered the course-designed by Stiles & VanKleete-one of the best in . . . — — Map (db m67629) HM |
| On North Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue just south of Palmetto Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1922, the Brooklyn Dodgers agreed to hold their spring training in Clearwater with the provision that the city would create an appropriate venue. The city broke ground on the Clearwater Athletic Field in December 1922 following the City Council’s . . . — — Map (db m102723) HM |
| On Seminole Street at Phillies Drive, on the right when traveling west on Seminole Street. |
| | Jack Russell was a local businessman, city commissioner, chairman of the Clearwater baseball committee, and former major league baseball pitcher integral in the construction of a new stadium in the City of Clearwater. Russell advocated for the . . . — — Map (db m146966) HM |
| Near Palm Boulevard west of Ben Hogan Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | At the peak of the 1920s “land boom,” Dunedin Isles Golf Club was built to attract new residents to the City of Dunedin. Scotsman Donald Ross, one of the world’s foremost golf course architects, visited the site and designed the golf . . . — — Map (db m67685) HM |
| On 58th Street South at 7th Avenue South, on the right when traveling north on 58th Street South. Reported missing. |
| | In memory of
Albert Fielding Lang
“Uncle Al”
Nov. 16, 1870-Feb. 27, 1960
Came to Florida in 1911
Mayor of St. Petersburg:
1916 to 1918-1918 to 1920
Founding President of St. Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce
Brought . . . — — Map (db m129659) HM |
| On Bayshore Drive SE north of Dali Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m49432) HM |
| On 34th Street at Gillespie Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 34th Street. |
| | Side 1
The Robert L. Taylor Community Complex grew out of the "Colored Service Men's Club" building that had served black soldiers during World War II. Newtown resident John Floyd supervised construction of the wood frame structure. . . . — — Map (db m146086) HM |
| On Adams Lane west of East Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Side 1
Payne Park was host to many of Major League Baseball's most renowned figures from 1924, when the reigning champion New York Giants of the National League opened spring training, until 1988, when the Chicago White Sox of the American . . . — — Map (db m146026) HM |
| Near Circus Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Calliandra Drive. |
| | Side 1
Bobby Jones' name already was linked to Sarasota when he attended the dedication ceremony February 13, 1927, for Bobby Jones Municipal Course, which had opened the previous June. The course, 2-1/2 miles east of downtown, replaced one just . . . — — Map (db m136013) HM |
| On Nassau Avenue north of Sorrento Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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John Nolen, world-renowned city planner from Philadelphia, created the overall design for the City of Venice. Venezia Park Subdivision helped illustrate Nolen's concept for a model city.
Dr. Fred Albee, early developer, commissioned Nolen's . . . — — Map (db m32558) HM |
| On East Seminole Boulevard east of San Juan Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Known by local residents as the "Mayfair," this three-story Mediterranean Revival hotel was built in 1925. It was named after Forrest Lake, at the time the mayor of the City of Sanford, who commissioned its construction for one-half million dollars. . . . — — Map (db m55379) HM |
| Near Country Club Road 0.4 miles south of H.E. Thomas Jr Parkway. |
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The Mayfair Country Club is a portion of a 20,000 acre tract of land purchased in 1848 for $40.00 by General Joseph Finegan, who later became the commander of the Confederate forces in their victory at Olustee, Florida. In 1870 Henry Sanford . . . — — Map (db m93066) HM |
| On Lake Markham Road 0.1 miles north of Sylvan Lake Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Leading scorer in Women’s World Cup history with 12 goals, Michelle is a resident of Oviedo, FL who trained at Sylvan Lake Park. Member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women’s National at the 1996 Olympic games and the Silver Medal winning team at . . . — — Map (db m156510) HM |
| Near Lake Markham Rd 0.1 miles from South Sylvan Lake Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
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Established in 1993 as an official U.S. Soccer Federation Training site. In 1994 designated as an official World Cup Training site. National teams from Canada, China, Ireland, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and United States have trained here. . . . — — Map (db m156440) HM |
| On Chapin Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 57 Chapin Street was once the home of Willie Galimore (1935-1964), the most famous athlete to come from St. Augustine. A three-time Pittsburgh Courier All-American football player at Florida A & M University under the legendary coach Jake Gaither, . . . — — Map (db m7732) HM |
| Near East Orange Avenue 0.1 miles east of South Beach Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Jim Crow was not the name of a person, yet the name "Jim Crow" affected the lives of millions of people. From the 1880’s into the 1960's, a majority of American states enforced segregation through Jim Crow laws (so called after a black character in . . . — — Map (db m105863) HM |
| Near North Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Sept. 5, 1937 – 51.2 miles. 1st-Smokey Purser, ‘37 Ford; 2nd-Mike Cone; 3rd-Danny Murphy.
July 10, 1938 – 150.4 miles. 1st-Danny Murphy, ’38 Ford; 2nd-Bill France; 3rd-Mike Cone.
Sept. 5, 1938, 156.8 miles. 1st-Bill . . . — — Map (db m134915) HM |
| Near North Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Mar. 19 – 156.8 miles. 1st–J. Sam Rice, '39 Mercury; 2nd–Bill France; 3rd–Joe Littlejohn
July 4 – 160 miles. 1st–Stewart Joyce-'32 Ford; 2nd–Smokey Purser; 3rd–Bill Tanner
Sept. 4 – . . . — — Map (db m134937) HM |
| Near North Atlantic Auenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Mar. 10 – 160 miles. 1st – Roy Hall, ’39 Ford; 2nd – Joe Littlejohn; 3rd – Cannonball Bob Baker
July 7 – 160 miles. 1st – Bill France, ’39 Buick; 2nd – Joe Littlejohn; 3rd –Smokey Purser . . . — — Map (db m134940) HM |
| Near North Atlantic Avenue north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Mar. 2 – 160 miles . 1st – Roy Hall, Ford: 2nd – Smokey Purser; 3rd – Tommy Elmore
Mar. 30 – 160 miles, 1st – Smokey Purser - ’39 Ford; 2nd – Roy Hall; 3rd – Joe Littlejohn
July 27 . . . — — Map (db m135026) HM |
| Near N Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street. |
| | Apr. 14 – 160 miles . 1st – Red Byron,’39 Ford;
2nd – Joe Littlejohn ; 3rd – Ed Eng
June 30 – 102.4 miles, 1st – Roy Hall, ’39 Ford;
2nd – Mickey Rhodes; 3rd – Gayle Warren — — Map (db m135140) HM |
| Near N Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main St. |
| | Jan. 26 – 160 miles . 1st – Red Byron,’39 Ford;
2nd – Louis Pickett; ; 3rd – Lee Morgan
Mar. 9 – 96 miles. 1st – Bob Flock - ’39 Ford;
2nd – Huch Lanford; 3rd – Glenn Dunnaway
Aug. 17 . . . — — Map (db m135144) HM |
| Near N Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main St. |
| | Feb 15 – 149.6 miles. 1st – Red Byron,’39 Ford;
2nd – Marshall Teagues ; 3rd – Raymond Parks
with Bob Flock in relief
Aug. 8 – 149.6 miles. 1st – Fonty Flock, ’39 Ford;
2nd – Bill Snowden; 3rd . . . — — Map (db m135146) HM |
| Near N Atlantic Avenue north of Main Street. |
| | Jan. 16 – 201.1 miles . 1st – Marshall Teague,
’39 Ford; 2nd – Speedy Thompson ; 3rd – Crash Waller
Inaugural Daytona Strictly Stock Race on 4.15 mile Beach – Road Course
July 10 – 166 miles, 1st . . . — — Map (db m135150) HM |
| Near N Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main St. |
| | Feb. 4 – 102.5 mile Modified Race. . 1st – Gober
Sosebee, ’39 Ford; 2nd – Fireball Roberts; 3rd – Red Cummings .
Feb. 5 –1 96.8 miles Grand National Race. 1st –Harold Kite, - ’49 Lincoln;
2nd – Red . . . — — Map (db m135222) HM |
| Near N Atlantic Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Main St. |
| | Feb. 10 – 159.9 mile Sportsmen’s Race. 1st – Gober
Sosebee, ’39 Ford; 2nd – Frankie Schneider; 3rd Tim Flock
Feb. 11 –1 59.9 mile Grand National Race. 1st –Marshall Teague., -‘ 51 Hudson;
2nd – Tim Flock, . . . — — Map (db m135223) HM |
| Near North Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street. |
| | Feb. 9, 1952
98.4 Mile Modified - Sportsmen’s Race
Modified Finishers
1st – Jag Smith, ’39 Ford; 2nd - Curtis Turner; 3rd – Joe Weatherly. *Tim Flock finished first, but disqualified.
Sportsman Finishers
1st (12th overall) . . . — — Map (db m135231) HM |
| Near North Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Feb. 14
98.4 Mile Modified - Sportsman Race
Modified Finishers
1st – Cotton Ownens, ’38 Plymouth (Chrysler Engine); 2nd - Ralph Moody; 3rd – Earl Moses
Sportsman Finishers
1st (11th overall) – Curtis Turner; ’39 Ford; 2nd . . . — — Map (db m135512) HM |
| Near North Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Feb. 19 - 102.5 mile Sportsman Race
1st – Dick Joslin, ’39 Ford; 2nd - Joe Wolf; 3rd – Gwyn Staley
Feb. 20 – 123 Mile Modified – Sportsman Race
1st – Cotton Owens, ’38 Plymouth (Chrysler Engine); – 2nd . . . — — Map (db m135516) HM |
| Near International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles from Bill France Blvd when traveling west. |
| | 1996
Daytona 500
Champion
Dale Jarrett #88
— — Map (db m108452) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles from Bill France Blvd. |
| | 1997
Daytona 500
Champion
Jeff Gordon #24 — — Map (db m108448) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92). |
| | Daytona 500
Champion
Dale Earnhardt #3 — — Map (db m108445) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 1999
Daytona 500
Champion
Jeff Gordon #24
— — Map (db m108451) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2000
Daytona 500
Champion
Dale Jarrett #88 — — Map (db m108434) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2001
Daytona 500
Champion
Michael Waltrip #15 — — Map (db m108433) HM |
| On W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2002
Daytona 500
Champion
Ward Burton #22 — — Map (db m108450) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2003
Daytona 500
Champion
Michael Waltrip #15 — — Map (db m108449) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2004
Daytona 500
Champion
Dale Earnhardt Jr #8 — — Map (db m108447) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2005
Daytona 500
Champion
Jeff Gordon #24 — — Map (db m108552) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2006
Daytona 500
Champion
Jimmie Johnson #48 — — Map (db m108444) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2007
Daytona 500
Champion
Kevin Harvick #29 — — Map (db m108443) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2008
Daytona 500
Champion
Ryan Newman #12 — — Map (db m108442) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2009
Daytona 500
Champion
Matt Kenseth #17 — — Map (db m108441) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2010
Daytona 500
Champion
Jamie McMurray #17 — — Map (db m129531) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2011
Daytona 500
Champion
Trevor Bayne #21 — — Map (db m108439) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2012
Daytona 500
Champion
Matt Kenseth #17 — — Map (db m108438) HM |
| Near West International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2013
Daytona 500
Champion
Jimmie Johnson #48 — — Map (db m108437) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2014
Daytona 500
Champion
Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 — — Map (db m108436) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2015
Daytona 500
Champion
Joey Lagano #22 — — Map (db m108435) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (State Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2016
Daytona 500
Champion
Denny Hamlin #11 — — Map (db m108432) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd (Road 92) 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2017
Daytona 500
Champion
Kurt Busch #41 — — Map (db m108431) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd 0.2 miles from Bill France Blvd.. |
| | 2018
Daytona 500
Champion
Austin Dillon #3 — — Map (db m124750) HM |
| Near W International Speedway Blvd. 0.2 miles west of Bill France Blvd. |
| | 2019
Daytona 500
Champion
Denny Hamlin #11 — — Map (db m136984) HM |
| | Jackie Robinson excelled as an all-round athlete. He demonstrated exceptional athletic ability from an early age, combined with a fierce competitive nature and a will to win.
Some have called Jackie Robinson the greatest American athlete, arguing . . . — — Map (db m108553) HM |
| Near E. Orange Ave. near S. Beach St. |
| |
Althea Gibson overcame unbelievable odds to achieve international acclaim and success. Her journey from the violent streets of Harlem to the royal courts of Wimbledon reveals strength of character and her remarkable composure in the face of . . . — — Map (db m105789) HM |
| Near East Orange Avenue 0.1 miles from South Beach Street. |
| | As a gifted UCLA athlete, Jackie Robinson played in all four of the so
called major sports. Ironically, he was a star in all except baseball, and yet baseball was the sport that would immortalize him. In 1945, Jackie Robinson played his rookie . . . — — Map (db m108472) HM |
| Near N. Clyde Morris Blvd. 0.1 miles south of Mayberry Ave.. |
| | Dedicated to a champion of Women's and Children's Health
As the founder of our state-of-the-art children's center, Speediatrics, we are proud to honor and pay tribute to an icon of our community
Betty Jane France.
This statue assures . . . — — Map (db m107397) HM |
| Near East Orange Avenue 0.1 miles from South Beach Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In 1945, Jackie Robinson was a Negro League standout in his rookie year with the Kansas City Monarchs, batting .387. While Jackie excelled in the field and base paths he was not considered the best compared to such renowned players as Satchel Paige . . . — — Map (db m108473) HM |
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