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1500 East State Rd. 40, De Leon Springs, Florida: Time zone: EST/EDT (−0500/-0400) Coordinates: Owner: World Racing Group: Opened: 1968: Former names: Volusia County Speedway (1968–1997) Major events: NASCAR Busch Series (1989–92) NASCAR Southeast Series (1991–98) World of Outlaws
DeLeon Springs (/ d ə ˈ l iː ə n /) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,614 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ] De Leon Springs State Park is located in DeLeon Springs, as is the Strawn Historic Citrus Packing House District .
Mill house at De Leon Springs, c. 1910. People have been living near the spring at least 6,000 years. Two dugout canoes, 5,000 and 6,000 years old, were found in the spring in 1985 and 1990. They are the oldest canoes discovered in the Western Hemisphere. [citation needed] There are no known records linking Ponce de Leon to the spring.
On 19 August 2024 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced plans [21] to build golf courses and 350-room lodges on state park lands. [22]In statements to the Tampa Bay Times and in posts to social media, the agency claimed that the construction of a golf course on vulnerable scrub habitat will be done in a way to "minimize habitat impacts".
The Strawn Historic Citrus Packing House District (also known as the Bob White Historic Citrus Packing House District) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on September 13, 1993) located at 5707 Lake Winona Road in DeLeon Springs, Florida in Volusia County. It contains 12 historic buildings and 3 structures.
State Road 40 (SR 40) is a 91.8-mile-long (147.7 km) east–west highway across northern and east-central Florida, running from U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) in Rainbow Lakes Estates eastward through Ocala over the Ocklawaha River and through the heart of the Ocala National Forest to SR A1A in Ormond Beach. Names of the road include Silver Springs ...
De Soto National Memorial: 1 Manatee: 33505 De Soto Square Mall: 1 Manatee: 33505 Destin: 1 Okaloosa: 32541 Destiny: 1 Osceola: Devils Garden: 1 Hendry: 33440 Dewey: 1 Hillsborough Dewey Park: 1 Duval: 32230 Diamond: 1 Polk Dickerson City: 1 Santa Rosa: 32570 Dickert: 1 Suwannee Dills: 1 Jefferson: 32344 Dinkins: 1 Suwannee Dinner Island: 1 Flagler
The report concluded that the refuge's census of species, will help people understand the changes in amount of species within the Florida ecosystem. [5] Bodies of water are set aside for manatees to breed. The refuge's volunteers document the amount of wildlife and restore their habitats, according to current needs. [6]