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The history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida began more than 4,000 years ago with the arrival of the first aboriginal natives, and later with the Tequesta Indians, who inhabited the area for more than a thousand years. Though control of the area changed among Spain, England, the United States, and the Confederate States of America, it remained ...
Website. www.fortlauderdale.gov. Fort Lauderdale (/ ˈlɔːdərdeɪl / LAW-dər-dayl) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, [7] making it the tenth-most ...
1915 - Fort Lauderdale becomes seat of newly created Broward County. [1] 1917. Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club built. [6] Las Olas Boulevard built. 1919 - Filmmaker D.W. Griffith films The Idol Dancer and The Love Flower in Fort Lauderdale. [1] 1925 - Snow-Reed Swing Bridge and Grand Canal Arch Deck Bridge built.
Fort Lauderdale: One of the first hotels in Fort Lauderdale's original downtown district, and one of the first commercial buildings built after a 1912 fire in the city. Housed the law office of Ennis Shepherd, a city judge and attorney, from 1947 until the 1990s. [7] 3: James D. and Alice Butler House: James D. and Alice Butler House
The Fort Lauderdale History Center is a museum complex operated by the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society that is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The complex includes the 1905 New River Inn, a former hotel which now houses the main museum of local history. In addition to dioramas, artifacts, displays and photographs, the museum features ...
The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years. [ 1 ] Mayor-Council Government (1912–1925)
84000832 [1] Added to NRHP. 5 July 1984. The Bonnet House (also known as the Bartlett Estate) is a historic home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. It is located at 900 Birch Road. On July 5, 1984, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [2] It is named after the Bonnet Lily. [3]
“Joel Meyerowitz: Temporal Aspect,” Oct. 5 to March 16, 2025, at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, 1 E Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-525-5500; nsuartmuseum.org. From the Pueblo