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This new volume of visual history traces the fascinating history of the Port Orange area from ancient man through the Indian Wars, the pioneer days, the Civil War, the Great Depression, World War II, and the development of a city that will reach 50,000 residents by 2001. The book, in images and detailed captions, tells the stories of the city’s prominent residents and families, as well as landmark businesses and institutions that have played an integral part in the unfolding history of Port Orange.
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Daytona Beach: 100 Years of Racing follows NASCAR's evolution from grassroots racing to its rise as one of the most talked about spectator sports in the world. The more than 200images in this photo history illustrate why this sport once known only to those south of the Mason-Dixon Line is now an international phenomenon.
(Daytona Beach, Florida, home of the world's greatest inte...)
Daytona Beach, Florida, home of the world's greatest international speedway and a tourist haven, grew out of a small settlement established in 1876 and named in honor of its founder, Matthias Day. Located in Central Florida along the Halifax River, the Daytona Beach area developed after Day purchased Williams's Plantation, which was essentially destroyed during the 1836 Second Seminole War.
(The book follows life, government, events and people impo...)
The book follows life, government, events and people important to Daytona Beach and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Daytona Beach!
Harold D. Cardwell was a rehabilitation specialist and landscape architect. He is an author of many historical books such as "One Hundred Years of Racing", "Eye on the Future", "The Civil War in Volusia County" and "Historic Daytona Beach".
Background
Ethnicity:
Harold Cardwell was of an English and Scottish ancestry.
Harold D. Cardwell was born on the 17th of July, 1926 in Varnell, Georgia, United States, son of Arlie Amber and Hettie Ellen (Eledge) Cardwell.
Education
Cardwell studied at Daytona Beach Community College where he received an Associate degree in 1972. Later he graduated from the Florida Technological University with a Bachelor's Degree in 1974 and attended Clemson University in 1975.
Harold D. Cardwell served as an office manager at King Brothers Lumber Co., St. Augustine, Florida in 1951-55. He was a registered landscape architect in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1956 to 1966.
Harold worked as a senior rehabilitation specialist in horticulture for Division of Blind Services at Florida Department of Education, Daytona Beach in 1967-85. Later he was a senior rehabilitation specialist in horticulture for Division of Blind Services at Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security, Daytona Beach, Florida in 1996-99. He served as a President of Port Orange Historical Trust in 1998. During World War II, he was assigned to the Atomic bomb Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1944-46.
Cardwell wrote “Images of America: Port Orange” in 2000. His book “Port Orange: A Great Community” was written in 2001. Later he wrote “Eye on the Future” and “Images of America: Daytona Beach—100 Years of Racing” in 2002. Harold wrote “The Story of the Dunlawton Plantation” in 2003, “Historic Daytona Beach” was written in 2004, the history of a freed-slave settlement, "Port Orange History Recollections" in 2005, "Daytona Beach History Recollections" in 2005, “Historic Photos of Daytona Beach” in 2007, “Remembering Daytona Beach” in 2010.
Achievements
Harold Cardwell had numerous awards and wrote over 200 articles and papers on history, anthropology and horticulture.
(This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the l...)
2010
Membership
Harold Cardwell was a member of the Daytona Beach Historical Preservation Board in 1987-1996, Volusia County Historical Commission from 1987 to 1992, President of the Port Orange Historical Trust, Halifax Historical Society, Florida Historical Society, Past State President of the Florida Anthropological Society, and a member of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation in 2000 and was very active in many other historical and anthropological organizations.
Daytona Beach Historical Preservation Board
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United States
1987 - 1996
Volusia County Historical Commission
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United States
1987 - 1992
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
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United States
2000
Interests
History, anthropology, antique tools, historical tours in Florida
Connections
Harold Cardwell was married to Priscilla Dean Rumley. They had two children, Ruth Ellen Cardwell-Landau and Harold Douglas Junior Cardwell.