Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Chapters: Census-Designated Places in Volusia County, Florida, Cities in Volusia County, Florida, Towns in Volusia County, Florida, Unincorporated Communities in Volusia County, Florida, Daytona Beach, Florida, Deltona, Florida, Deland, Florida, Deland Southwest, Florida, Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida, North de Land, Florida, Ormond Beach, Florida, Lake Helen, Florida, Debary, Florida, South Daytona, Florida, Pierson, Florida, Ormond-By-The-Sea, Florida, Samsula-Spruce Creek, Florida, Port Orange, Florida, Ponce Inlet, Florida, Flagler Beach, Florida, Orange City, Florida, Glencoe, Florida, West Deland, Florida, Holly Hill, Florida, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Oak Hill, Florida, Deleon Springs, Florida, Enterprise, Florida, Cassadaga, Florida, Wilbur-By-The-Sea, Florida, Volusia, Florida, Bethune Beach, Florida, Farmton, Florida, Seville, Florida, Osteen, Florida, Barberville, Florida, Creighton, Florida, Allandale, Florida. Excerpt: Daytona Beach, Florida - The area was once inhabited by the Timucuan Indians, who lived in fortified villages. War and disease, however, would decimate the tribe. Florida was acquired from Spain by the United States in 1821, although permanent settlement was delayed until after the Second Seminole War from 1835 to 1842. When the Civil War ended, Florida experienced a boom in tourism. The city was founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1876. It was named for its founder, Matthias D. Day. In 1886, the St. Johns & Halifax River Railway arrived in Daytona. The line would be purchased in 1889 by Henry M. Flagler, who made it part of his Florida East Coast Railway. The separate towns of Daytona, Daytona Beach and Seabreeze merged as "Daytona Beach" in 1926, at the urging of civic leader J.B. Kahn and others. By the 1920s, it was dubbed "The World's Mos...