Museum of Art-DeLand - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

As part of the West Volusia Historical Society, the DeLand House Museum preserves materials related to the history of western Volusia County.

Irene D. and Maxwell Johnson founded the African American Museum of the Arts. They helped establish a board of directors on September 22, 1994, following a meeting with friends and community leaders

In honour of the cowboy hat inventor John B. Stetson, the John B. Stetson House was built. Philadelphia architect George T. Pearson designed the house in 1886.

There are 1,648 acres in Hontoon Island State Park. The park is open year-round from 8:00 am until one hour before sunset.

To provide habitat for migrating and wintering birds, the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1964.

In 1972, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection acquired Blue Spring State Park to initiate its manatee protection program.