River in Ormond Beach in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

A Hundred Years Ago

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 2, 2023

1. A Hundred Years Ago Marker

Inscription. A hundred years ago, car racing got its start here when two automobile pioneers, Ransom E. Olds and Alexander Winton, squared off on Ormond's hard-packed beach sands. Auto racing long ago moved 5 miles south in Daytona Beach, but for three decades Ormond's broad beach was the Valhalla of automobile races.
All the greats of racing competed here, from Barney Oldfield and the Stanley Brothers of Stanley Steamer days to Eddie Rickenbacker and Sir Malcolm Campbell.
Records were set and broken almost every year, from a once amazing 68 MPH in 1903 to almost 300 MPH in 1935.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 29° 17.09′ N, 81° 3.418′ W. Marker is in Ormond Beach, Florida, in Volusia County. It is in River. It can be reached from West Granada Boulevard. Marker is located inside the Ormond Garage, near the rear entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 W Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach FL 32174, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Downing Price (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Andrew Bostrom (about 500 feet away); Ormond Men (about 700 feet away); All Veterans (about 800 feet away); Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church

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(about 800 feet away); Anderson-Price Memorial Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln Avenue Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ormond Yacht Club (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ormond Beach.

Also see . . . Ormond Garage. (Submitted on December 3, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 2, 2023

2. A Hundred Years Ago Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.