Historical Palmetto

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Samuel Lamb and Wife

Link to The Palmetto Historical Commission Site
Palmetto was founded by Samuel Sparks Lamb in 1866. He platted the
village and named it after his native state of South Carolina,

the "Palmetto State".
Much of Palmetto’s history has been preserved by many dedicated citizens and by the Palmetto Historical Commission. The restored 1912 Carnegie Library is the repository for all artifacts, photographs and documents relating not only to the history of the City, but of north Manatee County.

Use this Link for map of Historical buildings

 

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The City of Palmetto Historic District was created on November 30, 1986.  As of June 1999, 164 of the original 208 structures still exist.  A map of the District and list of structures is available on The City of Palmetto website and at the Carnegie Library.   You can use the link above to download the map.

Use this link for the Palmetto Historical Commission Web Site.

The Library, headquarters of the Palmetto Historical Commission, is currently open Tuesday thru Saturday. 

Palmetto’s first post office is located adjacent to the Carnegie Library, call 941-723-4991.  Manatee County’s only agricultural museum is also located in the Historical Park.

Call 941-723-4570 or 941-723-4991 for additional information.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to    Last modified: Friday, May 16, 2008