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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DE4_indian-mound-park_Pompano-Beach-FL.html
Indian Mound Park. . Bird Sanctuary This mound was constructed as a place for ceremonial burial by prehistoric Indians about the year 1300 A.D.- It is believed that they were ancestors of the tribe known as the "TEQUESTA INDIANS" Given to the pe…
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/HM2D2H_hillsboro-inlet-lighthouse_Hillsboro-Beach-FL.html
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. . This lighthouse is one of five skeletal cast-iron towers built by the Russel Wheel and Foundry Co. in Detroit, Michigan. The optical system was built in 1906 by Barbier Benard et Turren in Paris, France. Following its…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0J_the-barefoot-mailman_Hillsboro-Beach-FL.html
The Barefoot Mailman. Before there were roads in South Florida, U.S. Mail carriers known collectively as "The Barefoot Mailman" risked their lives to deliver the mail. They traversed a 68 mile route - 20 by boat and 48 by foot - along the Atlantic…
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/HM2CVS_colored-beach-at-john-u-lloyd-state-park_Dania-Beach-FL.html
Colored Beach at John U. Lloyd State Park. . African Americans living in South Florida in the earlier part of the 20th century drove from as far away as Palm Beach and Miami to use Fort Lauderdale's beaches, but met with significant resistance fro…
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…