1877
When Hettie Austin came to this community from Indiana in 1876, she immediately began roaming about in her "sad little mule-drawn cart" soliciting contributions for a Methodist Church. Henry DeLand convinced her that the greater need was for a school, to which he would donate the land and much of the building cost if it could be used by all denominations for worship on Sundays. Thus, on this corner was built the first public building which served as both school and church. Much later, in 1908, Victor Fountain paid J.T. Cairns $10,000 to erect this brick building which was home to Fountain's Men's Store for many decades.| HM Number | HMXPY |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Florida: West Volusia Historical Society series |
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| Placed By | The West Volusia Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 6:15pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 470466 N 3211243 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.02906667, -81.30330000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 1.744', W 81° 18.198' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 1' 44.64" N, 81° 18' 11.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 386, 407 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 115 E Indiana Ave, DeLand FL 32724, US |
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