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DeBary Hall Built in 1871 by Frederick DeBary, prominent wine importer and sportsman from New York City. This is an Italian styled architectural mansion with an extensive two-story veranda, at 210 E. Sunrise Blvd., DeBary, FL.  (386) 668-3840.   Mary McLeod Bethune Home The former home of the founder of Bethune-Cookman College is a memorial to Mrs. Bethune and the Foundation which is dedicated to research, interracial activity and sponsorship of wider educational opportunities. Built in 1914 and located on the college campus, it opened to the public in 1953. In 1975, the National Park Service gave the Foundation its National Historic Landmark designation. Artifacts, citations, plaques and pictures of dignitaries are on display. It also is the gravesite of Mrs. Bethune. The museum is open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 640 Second Ave., Daytona Beach, FL. By appointment only during the summer months. (386) 255-1401 ext. 372.   Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic Site In 1821, Major Charles Wilhelm Bulow acquired 4,675 acres of wilderness bordering a tidal creek that would later bear his name. John James Audubon, the famous naturalist, was a guest at the plantation during the winter holidays in 1831. In January 1836, a band of raiding Seminole Indians, resisting removal to the West, looted and burned the plantation. Today only the coquina walls and chimneys of the sugar mill remain standing. Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is three miles west of Flagler Beach on S.R. 100, then south on C.R. 2001. in Bunnell, FL. (386) 517-2084.   See also Volusia Anthropological Society story in this website. Plantation Ruins   Henry A. DeLand House Museum Built in 1886 by DeLand attorney, George Hamlin. It was originally a one-and-a-half story structure, built on land purchased from Henry A. DeLand. This site provides information and museum photos at 137 West Michigan Avenue DeLand, FL. (386) 740-6813. Pre-Historic Mounds and Middens Those who are deeply interested in interpreting the rich pre-history of Volusia County may find this a compelling story of our first residents.  See also: People of the Shellmounds by Lani Friend.   DeLand Naval Air Station Museum Located in a WWII era military residence, this National Museum of Naval Aviation qualified facility seeks to commemorate the activities and history of NAS DeLand during the period 1942-1946, at 910 Biscayne Boulevard, DeLand, FL. (386) 738-4149.  For more information on this time period and NAS DeLand, please visit http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/avchr5.htm

 

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