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Founded by World War I veteran
Hibbard Casselberry, who in 1926 bought 3,000 acres
to grow ferns, Casselberry emerged as a suburban
residential community after World War II.
By the time it was incorporated
in 1965, Casselberry encompassed a number of family-oriented
subdivisions and a budding business district near
the intersection of S.R. 436 and U.S. 17-92.
In the decades that followed, the
city continued to grow – the population today
stands at more than 22,000 – but it became
almost indistinguishable from surrounding unincorporated
areas.
The quintessential bedroom community
plans on reclaiming its distinctive identity with
a 16-acre town center along U.S. 17-92 near City
Hall. Details are currently in the planning stages
with Quorum Development.
Other improvements are continuing,
however. A park just north of City Hall is being
revamped and expanded to include an amphitheater
on Lake Concord. The new and improved facility will
host the city’s biannual jazz fest as well
as a chili cook-off, art shows and other special
events.
The old Seminole Greyhound Park
property off Seminola Boulevard is also being redeveloped
as Legacy Park, which contains single-family homes
and townhomes as well as commercial and retail space.
Centex Homes is the primary builder.
Casselberry has 15 parks, more
than two dozen lakes and a municipal golf course
within its city limits.
Adjacent to Casselberry is unincorporated
Fern Park, which, as the name suggests, also traces
its beginnings to the fern-growing industry. Like
Casselberry, it developed into a bedroom community
for Orlando starting in the 1950s.
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