Rejecting 1953 bid to move Speedweek races to Palm Beach County, Bill France recognized crowd problems at beach-road course and prompted local officials to plan permanent 2.5 mile speedway on Daytona mainland. Public authority, formed to get . . . — — Map (db m136786) HM
This Volusia County beach access is named for a part-time Ormond resident known as “the richest man in the world.” Through his Standard Oil empire, John D. Rockefeller controlled U.S. refining in the late nineteenth century. One . . . — — Map (db m153411) HM
Presented by
The Ormond Beach Historical Trust Inc.
to the
Anderson-Price Memorial Library
in recognition of the designation
on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
January 26, . . . — — Map (db m173815) HM
This park is named after Andy Romano who, since his arrival in Ormond Beach as a young man, has worked to improve the quality of life for all citizens in Ormond Beach. Mr. Ramano, known as “Mr. Beach”, opened the first beach concession and has been . . . — — Map (db m213193) HM
On March 28, 1903, Ormond Beach was
the site of a thrilling one-mile race
between pioneer auto builders. The Hotel
Ormond Challenge Cup pitted Alexander
Winton’s red Bullet against Ransom E. Old's
Pirate, driven by . . . — — Map (db m133755) HM
At a time when America had few
paved roads, this hard beach was a
racecourse for automobiles, motorcycles,
and their pioneering builders. The
first sanctioned meet here — from
March 26-28, 1903 — featured time
trials . . . — — Map (db m133757) HM
Confederate States of America
Veterans at Rest Here
Z.H. Bennett, Cpl Co B 2nd Fl Inf Plot 4 • Henry F. Campbell, PVT Co I 2nd Fl Inf Plot 6 • Henry F. Futch, PVT Co K 4th Fl Inf Plot 7 • James Franklin Hull, PVT Co D 8th Fl Inf Plot 5 • . . . — — Map (db m189074) WM
Near this site
the first Christian Marriage
in North America
is said to have occurred in 1566
between Ernst D’Erlach
a French Huguenot nobleman and
Princess Issena of the
Timucuan Indian tribe
Dedicated by
The . . . — — Map (db m230399) HM
On January 24, 1907, on Ormond
Beach, Curtiss seta a land speed
record of 136.4 MPH on his
V-8 powered motorcycle. He was
considered the “Fastest Man on
Earth” until 1911. Shortly after his
famous run, he entered . . . — — Map (db m135750) HM
Hotel Ormond, named for Volusia County pioneer James Ormond, was built in 1887 by John Anderson and Joseph Price. The large frame building was bought and enlarged by Henry M. Flagler in the 1890's. Operated by Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway, . . . — — Map (db m34552) HM
Pioneer Settler & Entrepreneur
Co-Incorporator & Mayor Of Ormond Beach
Builder & Owner Of The Hotel Ormond
Organizer Of First Auto Races On Ormond Beach — — Map (db m128499) HM
The layout of this park was inspired by the original map of Ormond Beach’s downtown. The official map, recorded in 1885, shows streets arranged in a grid style with plazas at major intersections. — — Map (db m229054) HM
In 1766 Richard Oswald acquired 20,000 acres of land along the Halifax and Tomoka rivers from the British government. On this grant was established Mount Oswald Plantation which was located on this site, and produced indigo, rice, timber, molasses, . . . — — Map (db m21331) HM
The Nathan Cobb Cottage is a rare historic home built using local traditions and cultural practices in the frame vernacular style, and is one of the last standing structures erected from salvaged ship lumber and wood freight in Florida. It was built . . . — — Map (db m212451) HM
On this site was the Timucua Indian village of Nocoroco. It was mentioned in the report of Alvaro Mexia's expedition down the Florida east coast in 1605. It was the first Indian village south of St. Augustine noted by Mexia. The site was used during . . . — — Map (db m210366) HM
The Old Kings Road crossed north to south near this site. First originated as an Indian trail, later improved by the Spanish, and then constructed by the British as a road in 1763-1773 to connect St. Augustine and New Smyrna, Florida. Improved by . . . — — Map (db m101665) HM
The King's Road (also called Old King's Road — named for King George of England) crossed north to south near this site. It was the first graded road built in Florida. Approximately 1.14 miles extends through Ormond Lake's subdivision. Centuries ago, . . . — — Map (db m173837) HM
From 1903 to 1910, gas, electric, and steam cars battled for supremacy on this hard beach racecourse. On January 26, 1906, steam won. F.E. Stanley’s special streamlined Stanley Racer, piloted by his driver–mechanic, Fred Marriott, . . . — — Map (db m136777) HM
The Ormond Fire House, the only Works Progress Administration (WPA) structure in Ormond Beach, was built in 1937. The eclectically-designed two-story building features elements of Mission and Spanish Colonial Revival style architecture and is . . . — — Map (db m93308) HM
The Ormond Mound was constructed by the prehistoric people of this area sometime after A.D. 800. The skeletal remains of more than 125 early native Americans are buried in this sand burial mound. Interring bodies in earthen mounds was a common . . . — — Map (db m157045) HM
In Honor Of All
Ormond Men
Who Served In
The Armed Forces
And
In Memory Of
The Following Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
Almond, Jule
Gulledge, William
Hitchcock, Daniel B.
Jones, Benjamin
Milligan, John, Jr.
Pagh, . . . — — Map (db m154618) WM
Near this site lies the tomb of James Ormond II. Ormond and his father, a Scot who immigrated to Florida via the Bahamas about 1804, made "Damietta," the family plantation, one of the most productive in the Halifax region. When Florida became a U.S. . . . — — Map (db m101646) HM
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Place
by the United States
Department of the Interior
April 19, 2005
Ormond Yacht Club
Est. 1910 — — Map (db m148694) HM
Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church is the oldest building in Ormond Beach. The church was organized around 1877 at the Tomoka Settlement. It was moved into Ormond by the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery around 1908. In 1988, Birtie Miller donated . . . — — Map (db m148692) HM
(side 1)
Built in 1913 by Reverend Dr. Harwood Huntington, The Casements is named for its casement-style windows. Retired Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, Sr. purchased it in 1918 as a winter residence, in hopes that it would . . . — — Map (db m143306) HM
Built in 1913 by Reverend Dr. Harwood Huntington, The Casements is named for its casement-style windows. Retired Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, Sr. purchased it in 1918 as a winter residence, in hopes that it would support his desire . . . — — Map (db m143307) HM
Built by Flagler East Coast Hotel Company in 1904 for the 1905 races. This landmark in the history of the American automobile industry was the setting for the preparation, testing and servicing of some of the most famous racing cars of the world . . . — — Map (db m93311) HM
The Three Chimneys is the site of the oldest British sugar plantation, sugar mill and rum distillery in the United States. It was in operation from the late 1760's until the Revolutionary War.
The site was part of a 20,000-acre grant awarded to . . . — — Map (db m93336) HM
The Three Chimneys, originally known as the Swamp Settlement, was a British period sugar plantation established c. 1768 on a portion of 20,000 acres granted by King George III in 1764 to Richard Oswald (1700-1784), a wealthy and influential Scottish . . . — — Map (db m93334) HM
The Timucua were a Native American nation that lived in northeastern and central Florida. Nocoroco, here on Tomoka Point was the first Timucuan village encounter by Spanish explorers as they traveled south from St. Augustine. Timucuan villages . . . — — Map (db m220565) HM
Honor Roll
________
This Tablet Is Erected
To Honor The
Ormond Men Who Served
In The World War
And In Loving
Remembrance Of The
Three Who Made The
Ultimate Sacrifice
W. Wallace George
Arthur A. . . . — — Map (db m143653) WM
Nocoroco
Nocoroco is the Timucuan name for the late prehistoric Native American village that was located here on Tomoka Point. The first European visitor (1605) was Spanish soldier Alvaro Mexia who was on a diplomatic mission to explore and . . . — — Map (db m220562) HM
This sculpture by artist, Gregory Johnson, is dedicated to Veterans of the Vietnam War (1959-1975)
Created in partnership with the City of Ormond Beach and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum
November 11, 2011 — — Map (db m157047) WM
Henry L. Allen * Charles R. Beall * George A. Birdwell * David W. Branch * Daniel S. Brooker * George K. Brown * William L. Brown * Ceasar Bryant * Charles E. Cherry * Billy M. Crawford * James E. Cummings * William J. Deuerling * Rudi H. Duschek * . . . — — Map (db m136691) WM
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, the American government placed a high priority on Civil Defense throughout the Second World War. This coastal watch tower was constructed and staffed by civilian volunteer . . . — — Map (db m130526) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m237210) HM
