DeLand in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Circa 1883
Photographed by AGS Media, August 1, 2011
1. Circa 1883 Marker
Inscription.
Circa 1883. . This site has a long history with the "written word." On April 7, 1883, the first issue of the Orange Ridge Echo was printed here in a wood-frame building. This paper later became the Chronicle, which eventually became the Volusia County Record, published here from 1905 to 1921. A June 17, 1905 article describes the current building being constructed with brick from Lake Helen. From 1922 to 1929 The Sun Publishing Co. occupied the building, printing the DeLand Sun. Unique features here include the massive front windows that open on pulleys and a window frame that still bears the marks where a laborer kept track of his wages.
This site has a long history with the "written word." On April 7, 1883, the first issue of the Orange Ridge Echo was printed here in a wood-frame building. This paper later became the Chronicle, which eventually became the Volusia County Record, published here from 1905 to 1921. A June 17, 1905 article describes the current building being constructed with brick from Lake Helen. From 1922 to 1929 The Sun Publishing Co. occupied the building, printing the DeLand Sun. Unique features here include the massive front windows that open on pulleys and a window frame that still bears the marks where a laborer kept track of his wages.
Location. 29° 1.653′ N, 81° 18.213′ W. Marker is in DeLand, Florida, in Volusia County. It is on South Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92) south of New York Avenue (State Road 44). The marker is mounted on the front of the building, at its northwest corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 South Woodland Boulevard, Deland FL 32720, 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.
More about this marker. The marker is located within the Downtown DeLand Historic District (a National Historic District).
Regarding Circa 1883. At the time of this page's submission to the database, the building upon which the marker is mounted is the home to The Muse bookstore.
Photographed by AGS Media, August 1, 2011
2. Circa 1883 Marker
Photographed by AGS Media, August 1, 2011
3. Circa 1883 Marker
The marker is seen immediately right of the storefront for The Muse Books. In the distance to the right is the dome of the Old Volusia County Courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 776 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
