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Daytona Beach - The best rates for your vacation.
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Vacation Rentals to use part of the year and rent out the other times of the
year. Many fishing captains are available for charters and some will pick up
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Restaurants or your favorite Daytona Beach Bars. Everything you ever wanted to
know about the entire state can be found on our network of websites. Daytona
Beach is located roughly at the southern end of the cultural South, so its
culture has remained somewhat Southern, but due to mass migration from Northern
states, it is in many ways more similar to South Florida. It should be noted
however that South Florida has a major Hispanic influence, which is not as
prevalent in Central Florida. Its Southern heritage cannot be completely
forgotten however, thanks to the presence of NASCAR. The architecture and style
of its older homes and buildings and the culture and speech of its older,
locally-born inhabitants leaves no doubt as to its cultural roots. Daytona Beach
has often been viewed as a party town. It has been a traditional destination for
people who want to drink and get rowdy. There are still very strong remnants of
the party culture, but in recent years the local government has made somewhat
successful efforts to clean up Daytona Beach's rough, honky-tonk image and turn
it into a more family-friendly beach destination. The area was once inhabited by
the Timucuan Indians, who lived in fortified villages. War and disease, however,
would decimate the tribe. Florida was acquired from Spain by the United States
in 1821, although permanent settlement was delayed until after the Second
Seminole War from 1835 to 1842. When the Civil War ended, Florida experienced a
boom in tourism. The city was founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1876. It was
named for its founder, Matthias Day. In 1886, the St. Johns & Halifax River
Railway arrived in Daytona. The line would be purchased in 1889 by Henry
Flagler, who made it part of his Florida East Coast Railway. The separate towns
of Daytona, Daytona Beach and "Seabreeze" merged as "Daytona Beach" in 1926, at
the urging of civic leader J.B. Kahn and others. By the 1920s, it was dubbed
"The World's Most Famous Beach." A postcard depicting people gathered to watch
the races on Daytona Beach, c. 1908. A postcard depicting a Seabreeze street
scene, c. 1905Daytona's wide beach of smooth, compacted sand attracted
automobile and motorcycle races beginning in 1902, as pioneers in the industry
tested their inventions. The area would be nicknamed "The Birthplace of Speed."
On March 8, 1936, the first stock car race was held on the Daytona Beach Road
Course. In 1959, William France created Daytona International Speedway to
replace the beach course. Automobiles are still permitted on the beach, although
now only at slow speeds.
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