Palmetto after the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Coast Line merged in 1967 into the Seaboard Coast Line and Palmetto was dropped as a stop. Notable people George Dickie, philosopher Eric Engberg, former CBS News correspondent Winfield R. Gaylord, Wisconsin state senator, socialist politician, minister Ralph Haben, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Tom Hume, former pitcher and coach for Cincinnati Reds Curtis Johnson, sprinter in the 2000 Summer Olympics Nick Neri, race car driver Mistral Raymond, former NFL defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings and former captain at the University of South Florida Willie Taggart, head coach for Florida Atlantic Owls football, former head coach of Florida State Seminoles football, Oregon Ducks football and South Florida Bulls football Points of interest Palmetto Estuary Preserve Palmetto Historic District Palmetto Historical Park References External links Cities in Manatee County, Florida Sarasota metropolitan area Cities in Florida Populated places on Tampa Bay 1897 establishments in Florida Populated places established in 1897