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Listen: The Latin ProgramPortrait of Henry A. DeLand.
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Henry Addison DeLand was born in 1834 and visited the area that is now DeLand in 1876. He became interested in establishing a community that could become the "Athens of Florida" - an educational, spiritual and cultural center so he began to acquire real estate. In 1883 he established the DeLand Academy which in 1889 became Stetson University. He also founded the city of Lake Helen, naming it for his daughter. Henry DeLand died in 1908, he was later recognized as a "Great Floridian" with a commemorative plaque for significant contributions to the history and culture of Florida.
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