THE BANK

F. S. Goodrich, mayor, opened a bank in 1883 back of his jewelry store on Indiana Avenue. It was bought in 1889 by John B. Stetson and J. B. Clough. They organized it into a stock company under the name of the Volusia County Bank with Mr. Stetson, as president, Mr. Clough, as cashier and A. G. Hamlin, chairman of executive committee. A few years later the business passed into the hands of A. D. McBride, who became president, with F. E. Bond, cashier. It is the oldest bank in Volusia County and part of the firm financial foundation of the city.

Excerpt from:

The History of DeLand and Lake Helen 

Written by, Helen Parce DeLand