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<br />At A Glance <br />Casselberry is a culturally-enriched <br />and dynamic city with a convenient <br />central location that makes it a <br />coveted place to live in Central <br />Florida. The City started as a vision <br />and grew into a sizeable suburb that <br />lies in Seminole County, <br />approximately 20 miles northeast of <br />downtown Orlando. Two major <br />roadways, U.S. Highway 17-92 and <br />State Road 436, intersect in <br />Casselberry, connecting the City to all of Central Florida and providing commercial <br />corridors that give residents, visitors, and business entrepreneurs easy access to an array <br />of restaurants and retail shops, office and commercial space, and top-rated healthcare <br />facilities. <br />In 1926, Hibbard Casselberry of Winnetka, Illinois settled in <br />the area and purchased 3,000 acres of land as an investment <br />along a new highway (US 17-92). He turned that land into a <br />fernery, which became one of the largest in the world, and <br />this area became known as Fern Park. A general store was <br />opened in 1928, followed by the opening of the Fern Park <br />Post Office in 1930. Growth continued during the next <br />decade when a large portion of the fernery was converted <br />into a housing development, a water company was <br />established, and a tax-free town was proposed. This <br />proposal became a reality some two years later on October <br />10, 1940 when the “tax-free” Town of Casselberry was <br />officially incorporated and Hibbard Casselberry became the <br />town’s first mayor. The Town of Casselberry was later reincorporated as the City of <br />Casselberry in 1965. <br />City of Casselberry, Florida <br />10