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Related Historical Markers
These nearby historical markers reference "The Great Fire".
By AGS Media, August 1, 2011
Wilcox Saloon Marker
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| On North Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17 /92) north of New York Avenue (State Road 44). |
| | "The Great Fire" occurred late at night on Sept. 27, 1886. It is thought to have started from a smouldering cigar igniting the sawdust on the floor of the Wilcox Saloon in this block. The buildings, constructed of pine, were instantly engulfed. The . . . — — Map (db m50003) HM |
| On North Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92) at New York Avenue (State Road 44), on the right when traveling south on North Woodland Boulevard. |
| | In this block, early settler Charles A Miller owned a hay & grain store, livery stable, and buggy & carriage shop. All fell to the flames of the 1886 fire. Miller was among the first to rebuild, erecting the two-story brick building you see today. . . . — — Map (db m46050) HM |
| On West Indiana Avenue west of North Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Capt. James B. Jordan came to DeLand in 1876. While serving in a North Carolina regiment during the civil war, Capt. Jordan was wounded and taken prisoner in July 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg. Following the war, he came to Florida and opened . . . — — Map (db m46028) HM |
| On South Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92) south of New York Avenue (State Road 44). |
| | On this site in 1882 George A. Dreka built his 2-story department store that later was expanded to four floors to also hold the Carrolton Hotel. In the 1886 fire that consumed much of the town, blankets were hung from the balconies and kept wet by a . . . — — Map (db m46128) HM |
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