[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 111 (Friday, June 27, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF COLEMAN, FLORIDA

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 27, 2025

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize 
and celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the City of Coleman, Florida. 
While unofficial records indicate that Coleman was first incorporated 
under general laws on June 20, 1908, it was in 1925 that the city 
officially received its charter, thus marking the beginning of its 
formal governance and development.
  Coleman was first settled in 1882 by pioneers who farmed the fertile 
lands of the Warm Springs Hammock. The Florida Gazette of 1886-1887 
listed Dr. B.F. Coleman, a physician and one of the area's earliest 
settlers, as the town's namesake.
  Many early settlers came from nearby Adamsville, which had flourished 
through orange cultivation until the devastating freeze of 1894 through 
1895. That natural disaster forced many to seek new livelihoods, and 
Coleman soon emerged as a center of diverse agricultural production. In 
addition to citrus, settlers in Coleman raised cotton, cattle, sheep, 
and hogs, with wool even shipped to Baltimore for processing. By 1923, 
Coleman had earned national recognition as the ``Cabbage Capital of the 
World'', attracting buyers from across the country.
  Today, the City of Coleman is in the heart of Sumter County and is 
home to approximately 700 residents. The city retains its Old Florida 
charm, with a quiet rural character and deep historical roots. As we 
commemorate this centennial milestone, we honor the generations who 
have shaped Coleman's legacy as a city built on resilience, 
agriculture, and a deep sense of community.
  Happy Centennial to the City of Coleman.

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