The Ormond Garage

The Ormond Garage is a Florida historical marker in Ormond Beach, Volusia County, dedicated 1966.

S.R. 40 (East Granada Boulevard)., Ormond Beach

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Built by Flagler's East Coast Hotel Company in 1903 for the 1904 races. This landmark in the history of the American automobile industry was the setting for the preparation, testing and servicing of some of the most famous racing cars of the world which made racing history and records on the nearby beach. It was a proving ground for pioneer automobile manufacturers such as Olds, Winton, Ford and Chevrolet. Some of the famous drivers who made world speed records here were William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Arthur MacDonald, Fred Marriott, Ralph DePalma, Barney Oldfield and Tommy Milton.

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Historical maps covering this location

1859 · Colton's Florida (1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1860 · Johnson's Florida (1860) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1868 · Colton's Florida (1868) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1870 · Johnson's Florida (1870) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1897 · Florida (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Johnson's Florida (1870), 1870, covering the location of The Ormond Garage, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Johnson's Florida (1870), 1870, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State

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