Wilcox Saloon

Wilcox Saloon (HMXRA)

Location: DeLand, FL 32720 Volusia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 1.703', W 81° 18.201'

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1886

"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 town had only two small chemical wagons and the water from tanks and cisterns to fight the blaze. Fire swept both sides of the Boulevard and by morning twenty-two buildings and thirty-three stores were in ashes. The city passed two ordinances: no future wood-frame buildings and no more saloons in downtown DeLand. The latter decree was lifted when prohibition was repealed in the 1930s.
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HM NumberHMXRA
Series This marker is part of the Florida: West Volusia Historical Society series
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Placed ByThe West Volusia Historical Society
Marker Condition
9 out of 10 (1 reports)
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 10:19pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 470461 N 3211168
Decimal Degrees29.02838333, -81.30335000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 1.703', W 81° 18.201'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 1' 42.18" N, 81° 18' 12.06" W
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Area Code(s)386, 407, 904, 352
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand FL 32720, US
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