Eldora is an uninhabited place in Volusia County

Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County is a county located in the state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2010 official county's population was 494,593 . Its county seat is DeLand, and its most populous city is currently Deltona....

, Florida

Florida

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, United States

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. It is located within Canaveral National Seashore

Canaveral National Seashore

The Canaveral National Seashore is a National Seashore located between New Smyrna Beach and Titusville, Florida, in Volusia County and Brevard County, United States. The park, located on a barrier island, is home to more than 1,000 plant species and 310 bird species. CANA occupies 58,000 acres ...

, south of Bethune Beach

Bethune Beach, Florida

Bethune Beach is an unincorporated community in Volusia County, Florida, United States.Bethune Beach is located just to the south of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and its southern border is the northern end of the Canaveral National Seashore. Due to its remote location, Bethune Beach is accessible by...

, west of Volusia County Road A1A. The average elevation

Elevation

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 is 3 feet above sea level

Sea level

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History

Eldora was a prominent community of orange

Orange (fruit)

An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....

 groves in the latter part of the 19th century. After a freeze

Freezing

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 destroyed most of its crops, it was nearly completely abandoned and has never regained its population

Population

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After the death of its last resident, Doris "Doc" Leeper, a locally famous artist and conservationist in the 1980s, the management of the town

Town

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 was officially turned over to the federal government, and the town is now located more than two miles within the borders of the Canaveral National Seashore. The town claims no permanent residents, and visitation is limited and subject to park

Park

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 hours. Only two of its original buildings remain. The largest, "The Eldora House

Moulton-Wells House

The Moulton-Wells House is a historic home in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States. It is located west of Eldora Road, and is part of the Canaveral National Seashore. On November 21, 2001, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external links:* at * at...

", now holds a museum

Museum

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. Although the town's orange groves were nearly completely wiped out over one hundred years ago, some trees still remain.

The town is also the site of two marine research facilities jointly shared by Daytona Beach College, and the University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida

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Geography

Eldora is located at 28°54′33"N 80°49′11"W. The town's location is remote, and is only accessible by one service road, which is Volusia County Road A1A. It is nearly a thirty minute drive to the mainland

Mainland

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 through New Smyrna Beach.