Early Grocery Stores

Historical marker location:

142 North Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Florida

( Marker is on North Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92) south of Rich Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

circa 1897.

The Spanish established the first mission in Florida, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, in 1633. The mission was located near present-day Tallahassee and was home to a large Native American population.