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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3W_early-19th-century-british-admiralty-anchor_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
Early 19th Century British Admiralty Anchor. . Believed to be from the wreck of the British cartel ship "L'Athenaise" sunk Nov 1, 1804 with 179 French prisoners of war. Found off Barefoot Mailman Hotel, Hillsboro Beach in 1967 by . Dr. Donald K…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D2L_fort-lauderdale-high-school-1915-1962-home-of-the-flying-l-s_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
Fort Lauderdale High School, 1915-1962 Home of the Flying L'S. . On this 13-acre site, bounded by Broward Boulevard, South Federal Highway, SE 3rd Avenue, and SE 2nd Street, stood the original Fort Lauderdale High School. The land was donated by F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXT_shippey-house_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
Shippey House. Built in 1914. Residence of Judge Frederick Bleeker Shippey . . Broward County's second appointed Judge servicing from 1920 to 1933. He was most often sought out to perform marriages to notables and celebrities
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXS_cooleys-massacre_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
Cooley's Massacre. . This monument marks the site of the William Cooley plantation. Cooley arrived here in 1824 and soon became the leader of the small settlement that grew along the New River. . . On January 6, 1836, local Indians attacked Coo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CXM_king-cromartie-house_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
King-Cromartie House. . In 1907, Edwin T. King, the town's first builder, a boatwright and an early citrus grower, built his third home on the south bank of the New River near what is now US 1. It remained the King family home until 1968. King's d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CV3_philemon-nathaniel-bryan-house_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
Philemon Nathaniel Bryan House. . Philemon and Lucy Bryan's home was built in 1905 by contractor Edwin T. King at the request of their two sons, Reed and Tom. Philemon and Lucy first lived in a wood-frame house that had been converted into the Bry…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2226_bridge-of-the-isles_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
During the 1920s Florida Land Boom, the present-day Nurmi Isles subdivision was dredged to create the four finger islands. Bridges providing access to each island were constructed, but no additional development occurred until Victor Nurmi purchase…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WFE_replica-1899-school-house-historical_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
This replica of the original schoolhouse, which was built by Edwin T. King, was constructed in 1976 as a community Bicentennial Project. The original schoolhouse was located on the corner of South Andrews Avenue and Southwest 5th Street. Ivy Croma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WCF_fort-lauderdale-florida-historical_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
On this spot, January 31, 1893, Frank Stranahan, the founder of this city, conducted a ferry across New River, established a trading post with the Indians and operated the first U.S. Post Office.
Seven tenths of a mile west of this point occurr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WCE_the-stranahan-house-historical_Fort-Lauderdale-FL.html
An excellent example of frontier Florida architecture, the Stranahan House was constructed in 1901 for Frank and Ivy Stranahan, two of this areas earliest residents. It sits on the site of Stranahan Trading Post. Initially the structure was used f…