"The Great Endurance Run"

"The Great Endurance Run" (HM1AKD)

Location: Gainesville, FL 32601 Alachua County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 39.328', W 82° 19.492'

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On November 23, 1909, the "Autoists" participating in "The Great Endurance Run" were treated to a gala banquet and overnight stay at "The White House Hotel" which was located at this exact site. This event ended the first day of driving for the "Drivers and Observers" of the eighteen automobiles that took part in the grueling, four day "Endurance Run" from Tampa to Jacksonville to Tampa to promote good roads for Florida. The event did, indeed, foster bond issues and highway construction throughout Florida. The original "Run" was sponsored by The Tampa Daily Times under the auspices of the Tampa Automobile Club with Coca-Cola being advertising sponsors.
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Year Placed1984
Placed ByThe Sun Bank of Gainesville in cooperation with the "Autoists" participating in the severty-fifth anniversary re-enactment of "The Great Endurance Run"
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 1:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 371774 N 3281342
Decimal Degrees29.65546667, -82.32486667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 39.328', W 82° 19.492'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 39' 19.68" N, 82° 19' 29.52" W
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Area Code(s)352, 904, 386
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 445-515 N Main St, Gainesville FL 32601, US
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