Enterprise in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Enterprise

Photographed by Dustin Berg, June 28, 2025

1. Enterprise Courthouse Marker

Inscription. In 1843 Enterprise became county seat of Mosquito County, organized December 29, 1824, and changed to Orange County in 1845. On Dec. 29, 1854 the part of Orange County east of the St. John's River became Volusia County with Enterprise as County seat. In 1888 when the population of Enterprise was but 800, an election moved the County seat to DeLand. This site, where the early courthouse stood, was given by Jacob Brock.

Erected 1954 by the Board of County Commissioners of Volusia County, Fla. and the Volusia County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 28° 52.261′ N, 81° 15.968′ W. Marker is in Enterprise, Florida, in Volusia County. It is on Main Street north of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. In front of Enterprise Elementary School off Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 Main St, Deltona FL 32725, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Raid on Enterprise: The Sugar Mill Raid (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Florida United Methodist Children's Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Tropical Florida (approx. 1.2 miles away); Green Springs Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Thunder of Enterprise (approx. 1.2 miles away); The DeBary Connection (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Enterprise Midden (approx. 1.2 miles away); Delicate Green Waters (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enterprise.

Regarding Enterprise. While the historical marker at this site does not specify whether it marks the first or second courthouse in Enterprise, historical records indicate that this was likely the site

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of the second courthouse, used before the county seat moved to DeLand. The first courthouse was located nearby, on the grounds that later became the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, which has its own historical marker, similar in format to that of All Saints’ Episcopal Church. All Saints’ was founded in 1881 and originally met on the lakeshore at the Brock House Hotel, also a significant site in Enterprise's early development.

Also see . . . The First Enterprise Courthouse.

In 1854 the part of Orange County east of the river became Volusia County with Enterprise as the county seat. The first courthouse (may be the one shown here) was built not far behind Brock’s hotel on the lakefront where the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home now stands. Brock later donated land at the site of the present Enterprise Elementary School for a second courthouse that was built around 1867. Close by on the courthouse grounds was the first official Enterprise cemetery.

(Submitted on June 28, 2025, by Dustin Berg of Deltona, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2025, by Dustin Berg of Deltona, Florida. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 28, 2025, by Dustin Berg of Deltona, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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