Cassadaga Florida Homes for Sale

Visitors to this small village just 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach never fail to be impressed with the atmosphere of serenity and tranquility.  Cassadaga is actually a tiny community of practicing spiritualists that was designated as a national historic district in 1991.  Cassadaga is the oldest active religious community in the Southeast and one of the most famous in the world.  Everyone enjoys the ambiance, described by one newspaper writer as a blend of Mayberry with the Twilight Zone.  Tucked away in a setting of towering cypress trees covered by lush Spanish moss, this small village welcomes famous psychics and mediums as well as worldwide visitors to its quiet streets and historic structures.  The community was originally founded by a young New Yorker, George Colby, who claimed that he followed his spirit guide "Seneca" through the woods of Central Florida to this setting.  Stories relate that Colby was ill with tuberculosis when he arrived, and that a small spring on his property "cured" him.  Volusia County has purchased 110 acres of adjoining property to Cassadaga in order to preserve the fragile natural environment and the historical significance of this site.