The City

With a constant vision toward the future, Casselberry has evolved from a sparsely populated agricultural town to a bustling, dynamic City which has maintained an enviable growth rate in both residential and commercial areas. Offering a rich quality of life supported by excellent City services, tranquil residential surroundings, and a continually expanding business market, Casselberry is an exciting and thriving community in which to live, work and play.

History

Archaeological evidence suggests that Native Americans, know as the St. Johns people, were living in the Casselberry area between 800 and 1565 CE. A blockhouse known as Fort Concord was constructed on the shores of Lake Concord in 1849 to protect local settlers during conflicts between the Seminole Wars. After the Homestead Act was passed in 1862, settlers began homesteading the land around Lake Concord and the Triplet Chain of Lakes. Stephen J. L. ******, the nephew of “Florida Cattle King” William B. ******, came to the area in the 1850s and established one of the first families in what would become Casselberry. Real estate broker John W. Griffin purchased land in the early 1880s looking to homestead with his family. During this process he purchased the homestead of Silas B. Carter who allegedly assassinated him in Orlando. Griffin’s wife, Annie E. Griffin, platted the area’s first subdivision in 1889 after inheriting his land.