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Portals to Our Past stop 9: DeLand Chemical Company and the Box Factory

History stop on South Main Street near the site of DeLand's early saleratus works.

Village of Fairport

Stop 9 on the brochure map is just southeast of the lift bridge on South Main Street. The village and Town Historian identify DeLand as an early Fairport industry producing saleratus, a baking-powder-like product, shipped by rail and canal.

Good to know

Part of the 13-stop self-guided Portals to Our Past sign tour.

History

  • DeLand Chemical Company produced saleratus in the mid-1800s. (source)

  • DeLand used the rails and canal for raw materials and shipping. (source)