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Community Description
Short Description: Enterprise has been shrunk to almost non-existence in this busy corner of the county. But in the early days of Volusia County's development it was a keystone. Located on Lake Monroe, its' location was strategic. Just across the lake from Fort Mellon and the important river link to Jacksonville, it was the key to West Volusia development. It was Volusia's first county seat. As early as 1876 it was a thriving town with a 2-1/2 story hotel accommodating 50 guests at a time, and many stores. Invalids came for the fine climate and sportsmen came for the fishing and game.
In 1887 a board of trade was formed by businessmen disturbed at the deteriorating condition of the town. In 1889 the faster growing Deland to the north wrested county seat status away from Enterprise and built a new courthouse on land donated by its founder Henry Deland. As late as the 1980's Enterprise had a post office (a room in the postmistress' home) but now is but a road intersection and the fine Methodist Children's Home on the Lake Monroe Shore.
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