DeLand- Small Town Big Heart
DeLand, Florida is known as "The Athens of Florida" and is the county seat for Volusia County. It was also the first town in the state of Florida to have electricity thanks to Thomas Edison! DeLand is a very special town and residents who live in DeLand or were born in DeLand refer to themselves as "DeLandites." Check out our podcast to find out the rich and amazing history behind the town that was once known as "Persimmon Hollow" and why the town is thriving today. If you know DeLand or have visited, you just may already know what we're talking about..
DeLand- Small Town Big Heart
Episode 4 - WWII & The Lake Beresford Tugboats
Immerse yourself in this audio journey about WWII military tugboats built right here in DeLand on Lake Beresford! You'll experience some salty sea stories about these boats from the tugboat museum of local DeLandite Dan Friend and perspective of career Merchant Mariner, Russell Macomber. There is even a DeLand tugboat still in existence in Sweden that can come home if we can figure out how to get it here and where to put it!