It's not the first time Lakeland has changed its symbol, said Kevin Cook, communications director for the city. "For decades, the city of Lakeland had what we would call our citrus globe logo ...

The city of Lakeland has had swans since the 1920s. In 1954, the swan population died off, but the city didn't go without swans long. In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II gifted two swans to the city.