DeLand, FL

DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County and part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metro area. Before it became DeLand, the area was known as Persimmon Hollow, a name tied to the wild persimmon trees around its natural springs. Stetson University gives the city a strong college presence, while Woodland Boulevard and its 19th-century buildings...