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Ormond Beach, Fl is known as “The Birthplace of Speed”. The skyline is visible looking north from Daytona Beach. The Timucuan Indians were once the dominate residents in their fortified settlement called Nocoroco which is thought to be the site of today’s Tomoka State Park. James Ormond I was commissioned by Kind Ferdinand VII of Spain to help relocate Franciscan settlers to Florida. Ormond was a ship captain in the Napoleonic Wars and later worked for the Scottish Indian Trade Company. Florida was acquired by Spain in 1842 and the city was founded as New Britain by inhabitants of New Britain CT. By this time the “Timucuan Indians had been decimated by war and disease.

There were boom years after the Civil War when winter weary northerners flocked to the hard white beach. The railroads came and then a bridge across the Halifax River. The Ormond Hotel opened in 1888. In 1890 the Hotel was expanded to accommodate 600 guests. It was the first in a series of Gilded Age hotels and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places until it was razed in 1992.

John D Rockefeller arrived in 1914 and stayed four seasons at the hotel. He later bought an estate called the Casements which would be his winter home for the rest of his life. It was sold by his heirs in 1939 and purchased by the city in 1973. It now serves as a cultural center and is one of the community’s best known historical buildings. Automobile races on the hard sand beach between Ormond and Daytona Beach began in 1902. On these beaches Olds and Winton tested automotive inventions and when the American Automobile Association brought in timing equipment in 1903 the area acquired the nickname “The Birthplace of Speed”

The Florida coastline features a wonderful mild climate and an exceptional compacted beach. Surfing, kayaking, fishing, kite surfing, windsurfing, jet skiing and parasailing are popular activities. Other favorite activities include golf, tennis, hiking and biking to nearby places like Orlando, Port Canaveral, Daytona Beach, and St Augustine.

In the history of auto racing several land speed records were achieved here as automotive innovators made use of the climate and the compacted beaches.

The Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens combine art and nature and features exhibitions of local, national and world artists. There are talks, demonstrations and four acres of botanical gardens surround the complex.

The Casements, so named for the style of the many windows, offers permanent exhibits including the Hungarian Folklore Room, an Italian ceramic display, a Rockefeller period room, and Boy Scout memorabilia. Creative classes are also available and a gift shop is on the site.

The Fred and Dana Marsh Museum is located in Tomoka State park. A collection of works by Ormond Beach architect and sculptor Fred Dana March are on display at the museum which is set in the rustic Tomoka State Park and also features natural, cultural, and historical exhibits.

Tomoka State Park is a protected area of 1800 acres that is home to wood storks, herons, white ibis, and birds of prey such as the bald eagle and peregrine falcons. There are campsites, picnic areas and a museum featuring artwork by a local artist and native displays featuring items of historical interest. Visitors can choose to go canoeing, fishing, and boating.

Daytona Beach, just a few miles away is a Mecca for racing car and motorcycle fans and competitors. There is Bike Week, Biketoberfest, a 500 NASCAR race and, of course, the Daytona 200. These events attract great numbers to the area but there is adequate accommodation.

The area offers a wide range of attractions that make it a perfect place for family vacations. There is something for everyone. Pirate’s cove Mini Golf is a great destination for the family offering 36 holes, mysterious pirate hideouts, where you putt around historical markers of pirates in a lush tropical setting complete with a cool sea fog. Bicentennial Park is 40 cares of fun featuring tennis and racquetball courts, basketball, and volleyball courts, shuffleboard, a scenic board walk, a fishing dock, fitness and nature trails, a pavilion, a picnic area with barbeque grills, and a children’s playground.

Bulow Creek State Park protects one of the largest remaining stands of southern live oak forest along Florida’s east coast. This includes the Fairchild Oak, one of the largest live oak trees in the south.

Horseshoe Farms, situated on 5,000 acres of beautiful woodlands filled with native wildlife. The farm offers trail rides and hay rides by appointment only and summer camps. They also feature English and Western riding lessons.

One the most picturesque and enjoyable golf courses in the area is at the Halifax Plantation golf Club. The 18 hole course was designed a Bill Amick a highly renowned golf course architect. There is also a sports facility with swimming poll, work out room and four clay tennis courts.

Dedicated fishermen will enjoy the North Peninsula State Recreation Area. This is a nature preserve and refuge that is vehicle free. There are 900 acres of pristine shoreline and protected dunes. Swimming and sunbathing are popular and surf cast fishing is the delight of fishermen.

Ormond Beach is an active commercial and residential market. Manufacturers enjoy a healthy business climate and engage in global marketing. The Ormond Beach business Park and Airpark comprise a foreign trade zone with 29 companies providing more than 2,000 jobs. The workforce is known to be educated, productive and competitive with nearly 10 percent considered underemployed.

Seven highly ranked colleges and universities and the acclaimed Advanced Technology Center supports workforce development and research. The larges employers are education, health care and government. CAPO, command Medical Products, In., Costa Del Mar Headquarters, Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial, Florida Production Engineering, Hawaiian Tropic Tanning Research Laboratories, Homas Manufacturing Company, Hudson Tool and Die Company, Microlex, Inc, US Food Service and Vital Aire Health Care are just a few of manufactures and researches that call the area home.

There are major shopping areas from exclusive to discount, from staples to boutique.

Ormond Beach is a thriving community of about 40,000. Residents are enjoying both a wonderful climate and prosperity. With the larger towns of Daytona Beach and Orlando is reasonable traveling distance the city offers wonderful attractions for visitors for a wonderful vacation experience.

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