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An Illustrated History and Timeline

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Last edited by Ronald Howell
August 4, 2017 | History

Our Place in History Ormond Beach, Florida

An Illustrated History and Timeline

This book is a compilation of Ormond Beach, Florida, history presented in pictorial and timeline format. My intent is to provide the reader with an overview of our 16th through 21st century history, identifying early natives and settlers that lived and prospered in an extremely difficult environment, and tracing our progress as a community through the years.

Even today as our ancestors did, we struggle with some of the same hardships: hurricanes, floods, and droughts ravage our place in the sun, Ormond Beach. My hope is that “Our Place in History” provides insight into a beautiful place made possible by the sacrifices of many and the undeterred courage of our forefathers. We now have the torch…

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Pages
100

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Our Place in History Ormond Beach, Florida: An Illustrated History and Timeline
2006, Halifax Country Publishers
Paperback in English

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Page Description
1 Nocoroco
2 Timucuan Indians Wade Across River- 1564
3 Timucuan Indians are Skilled Hunters- 1564
4 Timucuan Indians Village in 1564
5 Timucuan Indian Chief Athore Greets Frenchman – 1564
6 Timucuan Indians Preparing for Feast- 1564
7 Timucuan Indians Slaughtering Alligators- 1564
8 Timucuan Indians Skilled Farmers- 1564
9 Timucuan Indians Working Together- 1564
10 First Seminole War 1817 – 1818
11 Second Seminole War 1835 – 1842
12 Seminole Indian Chief Osceola
13 Chief Coacoochee of the Seminole Indian raiders
14 Third Seminole War 1855 – 1858
15 Live Oakers
16 Log Hauling Cart Used by the Live Oakers
17 Lone Jack, a Live Oak Lumber Jack
18 Early Florida
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19 A Colony is Born – 1873
20 A Colony is Born – 1873 continued
21 John Andrew Bostrom - The First Settler in Ormond Beach
22 The First House
23 Dix house - Still Standing Today Early 1870’s
24 The William McNary Home – 1870
25 The Colony House – Built in 1873
26 Number Nine Plantation in 1876
27 Early pioneers – 1878
28 Ormond's first school – 1879
29 Liberia - Between the 1880's and 1900
30 Trappers Lodge - Built Around 1880
31 The Vera Cruz Cottage - Built from Vera Cruz Wreckage in 1880's
32 The Lost Causeway, British built the Kings Road. Rediscovered in 1880’s
33 Florida – A colony of Spain
34 Florida – A colony of Spain - continued
35 The Anchorage, built in 1881
36 The first train in Ormond – 1886
37 John Anderson – Came to Ormond in 1876
38 Joseph Downing Price - Came to Ormond in 1868
39 Hotel Ormond – Opened in 1888
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40 Ormond Union Church, Elisha Pinkerton was the First Minister
41 Red Top Home – Located on Santa Lucia Plantation
42 The Original Coquina Hotel - Built in 1889 by John Andrew Bostrom
43 Foulke Haven, The First House on the Beach – 1889
44 Early Days at Hotel Ormond - 1890's
45 Guest on the Veranda at Hotel Ormond
46 Early Hotel Ormond Transportation Around the Grounds and Groves
47 East Granada in 1891
48 Talahloka, The Main House on the Santa Lucia Plantation
49 The Studio, Located on the Santa Lucia Plantation
50 Plantation Life 1892
51 Nathan Cobb Cottage - Built in 1897
52 Captain Billy Fagen – 1936
53 The Tomoka Cabin, a Favorite Lunch Place for Hotel
54 John Anderson and Guests at Hotel Ormond - Early 1900's
55 The Hammock Home - Built in Early 1900's
56 New Britain Colony – Early 1900’s
57 Site Seeing on the Tomoka - Annie Oakley – Early 1900’s
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58 Grey Oaks, the Log Cabin - 1900's
59 Beach vehicles in the early 1900's
60 Bosarve, Built by John Andrew Bostrom, 1903
61 The Bretton Inn – 1903 – Originally the Coquina Hotel (1890)
62 Riverway - Built in 1904 by Junius Smith (The White House)
63 Cabin in Meisners Landing – 1904
64 Race Cars at the Ormond Garage in 1905
65 A Picnic on the Cherokee – 1907
66 Lisnaroe - Rowallan - Built in 1913 by Alexander Lindsay
67 Hotel Ormond Parade Time - Early 20's
68 1925 Rockefeller Christmas Party
69 The Hotel Ormond Walk to the Beach
70 The Beach Pavilion, used as the Hotel Ormond Golf Course Clubhouse
71 Singing With John D. Rockefeller
72 The Casements in the 1930's
73 The Casements Gardens in 1935
74 Blank
75 Timeline
91 Brief Bibliography of Florida History

Edition Notes

Published in
Daytona Beach, Florida

Contributors

Author
Ronald L. Howell
Book Designer
Ronald L. Howell
Graphic Design
Ronald L. Howell
Editor
Alice R. Howell

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
100
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.5 x .375 inches

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26358909M
ISBN 10
1424309786
ISBN 13
9781424309788
LCCN
2009904011

Work Description

This book is a compilation of Ormond Beach, Florida, history presented in pictorial and timeline format. My intent is to provide the reader with an overview of our 16th through 21st century history, identifying early natives and settlers that lived and prospered in an extremely difficult environment, and tracing our progress as a community through the years.

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