C. M. Webb Livestock Pavilion

Honoree

Cecil M. Webb was born in Georgia and moved to Florida during the early 1930s. He founded and operated Dixie Lily Milling Company, a producer of grits, cornmeal and other grain products. Webb served as chairman of the Florida Game Commission prior to his appointment as Chairman of the State Road Board by Governor Charley Johns. As Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation in 1954 and 1955, he was a major proponent of the National Defense Interstate Highway Systems Act.

Facility History

The C.M. Webb Livestock Pavilion is a wildlife management area in Charlotte County located on the west coast of southern Florida. The Pavilion was named for Cecil N. Webb and was built in 1952.

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