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Celebrate Heritage Celebrate our Winter Garden roots with old-fashioned fun.
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ity leaders came together and founded Winter Garden 118 years ago. Imagine if they had not—how different things might be today. We are grateful for our founders and their vision. A.B. Newton was Winter Garden’s first mayor, but he was also much more than that. He published the town’s first newspaper, served as its first postmaster, and operated a general store. We are thankful that our first mayor cared so much about Winter Garden and had the vision to plant those first seeds that grew into our city.
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Good leadership and a strong vision are important. We appreciate the leaders we have today and their commitment to our city. Winter Garden will come together as a community to celebrate these roots on Saturday, November 6, with good old-fashioned field games, fall festivities, and a variety of heritage activities, with live music in the afternoon. Winter Garden’s history is preserved by the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. Founded in 1994, the foundation has been an integral part
of the preservation and revitalization of our community and a gatekeeper of our history. It is fitting that they are partnering with the City of Winter Garden on this celebration. November is a month to be grateful for our nation, our family, our friends, and our city. Our city is certainly grateful for you, the citizens who make up our past, present, and future. Tanja Gerhartz is the Economic
Development Director for the City of Winter Garden. In her free time, she loves gardening in her yard and walking the town with her two goldendoodles.
