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The following is a timeline of the [[History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida|history]] of the city of [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], USA.
The following is a [[:Category:Timelines of cities in the United States|timeline]] of the [[History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida|history]] of the [[Administrative divisions of Florida#Municipalities|city]] of [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], USA.
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==19th century==
==19th century==
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* 1893 - Fort Lauderdale [[trading post]] established.<ref name=BrowardTimeline>{{cite web |url=http://digitalarchives.broward.org/ui/custom/default/collection/default/resources/custompages/collectionsatoz/BCL_HistoricalBrochureADA.pdf |title=Broward County History: a Timeline |publisher=Broward County Government |accessdate= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1893 - Fort Lauderdale [[trading post]] established in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Dade County]].<ref name=BrowardTimeline>{{cite web |url=http://digitalarchives.broward.org/ui/custom/default/collection/default/resources/custompages/collectionsatoz/BCL_HistoricalBrochureADA.pdf |title=Broward County History: a Timeline |publisher=Broward County Government |access-date= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>

* 1896 - [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] begins operating.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
* 1896 - [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] begins operating.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
* 1899 - Schoolhouse established.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />


==20th century==
==20th century==
[[File:Stranahan-house.jpg|thumb|right|The Stranahan House was constructed in 1901 as a trading post and converted into a residence for the Stranahans in 1906, the house is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County]]
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* 1901 - [[Stranahan House|Stranahan house]] built.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />

* 1910 - Population: 336.
* 1910 - Population: 336.
* 1911

** Fort Lauderdale [[Local government in the United States|incorporated]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://localgov.fsu.edu/readings_papers/Boundaries%20of%20Government/Munincipal_Incorporations_in_Florida.pdf |year=2001 |title=Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida |author=[[Florida Legislature|Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations]] |location=Tallahassee |series=LCIR Report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428092419/https://localgov.fsu.edu/readings_papers/Boundaries%20of%20Government/Munincipal_Incorporations_in_Florida.pdf |archive-date=2017-04-28 }}</ref>
* 1911 - Fort Lauderdale incorporated.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** ''[[Fort Lauderdale Sentinel]]'' [[List of newspapers in Florida|newspaper]] begins publication.<ref name=LOC />

** Office of [[Fort Lauderdale Police Department|city marshall]] created.<ref name=police>{{cite web |url=http://www.flpd.org/about-flpd/police-history |title=Police History |work=Fort Lauderdale Police Department |author=Pat Ruby |publisher=City of Fort Lauderdale |access-date= April 26, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1926 - September: [[1926 Miami hurricane]].
* 1912

** North New River [[:Category:Canals in Florida|Canal]] built.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
* 1928 - County Courthouse built.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** W.H. Marshall becomes mayor.

* 1913 - [[Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department|Fire station]] built.
* 1915 - Fort Lauderdale becomes [[county seat|seat]] of newly created [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]].<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
* 1917
** [[Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club]] built.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2019/03/25/fort-lauderdale-womans-club-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places/ |title=Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club added to National Register of Historic Places |last=Wallman |first=Brittany |author-link= |date=March 25, 2019 |website=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |publisher= |access-date=March 19, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>
** [[Las Olas Boulevard]] built.
* 1919 - Filmmaker [[D.W. Griffith]] films ''[[The Idol Dancer]]'' and ''[[The Love Flower]]'' in Fort Lauderdale.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
* 1925 - [[Snow-Reed Swing Bridge]] and Grand Canal Arch Deck Bridge built.<ref name=bridges2012>{{citation |title=Historic Highway Bridges of Florida |publisher= [[Florida Department of Transportation]] |url= http://www.fdot.gov/emo/pubs/bridgebk.pdf |year=2012 }}</ref>
[[File:Snow read swing bridge.jpg|thumb|right|The Snow-Reed Swing Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in the Fort Lauderdale area, and one of the few remaining swing bridges in Florida.]]
* 1926 - September 18: [[1926 Miami hurricane]] occurs.
* 1927 - [[Fort Lauderdale station]] built.
* 1928
** County Courthouse built.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** [[Port Everglades]] opens.
* 1930 - Population: 8,668.
* 1930 - Population: 8,668.
* 1935 - [[1935 Cuba hurricane|Hurricane]] occurs.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}

* 1939 - Florida Theatre in business.<ref name=cinema>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/florida/fort-lauderdale?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Fort Lauderdale, FL |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |access-date= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1935 - [[1935 Cuba hurricane|Hurricane]].{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
* 1941 - [[Hugh Taylor Birch State Park]] established.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails |title= Region: Southeast |work=Florida State Parks |author=Florida Division of Recreation and Parks |publisher= [[Florida Department of Environmental Protection]] |location=Tallahassee |access-date= April 26, 2017 }}</ref>

* 1948
* 1939 - Florida Theatre in business.<ref name=cinema>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/florida/fort-lauderdale?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Fort Lauderdale, FL |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |accessdate= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
** [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Broward County International Airport]] opens.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />

** City Hall rebuilt.<ref name=police />
* 1950
* 1950
** War Memorial Auditorium opens.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** [[War Memorial Auditorium (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)|War Memorial Auditorium]] opens.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** Population: 36,328.
** Population: 36,328.
* 1955 - WWIL [[List of radio stations in Florida|radio]] begins broadcasting.<ref name=Radio1964>{{citation |title=Yearbook of Radio and Television |oclc=7469377 |year=1964 |publisher= Radio Television Daily |location=New York |chapter= United States AM Stations: Florida |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/r00radi#page/180/mode/2up |via=Internet Archive }} {{free access}}</ref>

* 1955 - WWIL [[List of radio stations in Florida|radio]] begins broadcasting.<ref name=Radio1964>{{citation |title=Yearbook of Radio and Television |oclc=7469377 |year=1964 |publisher= Radio Television Daily |location=New York |chapter= United States AM Stations: Florida |chapterurl= http://archive.org/stream/r00radi#page/180/mode/2up |via=Internet Archive }} {{free access}}</ref>

* 1956 - Federal Drive-In cinema in business.<ref name=cinema />
* 1956 - Federal Drive-In cinema in business.<ref name=cinema />

* 1958
* 1958
** [[Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale|Museum of Art]] opens.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** [[Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale|Museum of Art]] opens.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** WFTL [[List of radio stations in Florida|radio]] begins broadcasting.<ref name=Radio1964 />
** WFTL [[List of radio stations in Florida|radio]] begins broadcasting.<ref name=Radio1964 />

* 1959 - [[Broward Community College]] founded.
* 1959 - [[Broward Community College]] founded.

* 1960
* 1960
** [[New River Tunnel]] opens.<ref name=bridges2012 />
** ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' [[List_of_newspapers_in_Florida|newspaper]] in publication.<ref name=LOC>{{cite web |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?city=Fort+Lauderdale&rows=50&state=Florida&page=1&sort=date |title=US Newspaper Directory |location=Washington DC |work=[[Chronicling America]] |publisher=Library of Congress |accessdate= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
** ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' newspaper in publication.<ref name=LOC>{{cite web |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?city=Fort+Lauderdale&rows=50&state=Florida&page=1&sort=date |title=US Newspaper Directory |location=Washington DC |work=[[Chronicling America]] |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
** Davie Boulevard Bridge and SE 3rd Avenue Bridge built.<ref name=bridges2012 />
** Population: 83,648.
** Population: 83,648.
[[File:Fort Lauderdale Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|Fort Lauderdale Stadium]]

* 1962
* 1964 - [[Nova Southeastern University]] founded.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** [[Fort Lauderdale Stadium]] opens.

** [[Fort Lauderdale History Center|Fort Lauderdale Historical Society]] and [[Fort Lauderdale Yankees]] baseball team formed.
* 1963 - [[Fort Lauderdale High School]] built.
* 1964
** [[Nova Southeastern University]] founded.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
** Marshall Memorial Bridge built.<ref name=bridges2012 />
* 1965 - ''Fort Lauderdale Pictorial Life'' magazine begins publication.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-gold-coast-magazine-50-years-20150420-story.html |title= Gold Coast magazine: 50 years of chronicling glamor |date= April 20, 2015 |work=Sun-Sentinel }}</ref>
* 1967 - [[Parker Playhouse]] opens.
* 1970 - Population: 139,122.
* 1970 - Population: 139,122.
* 1971 - Regional [[Broward County Transit]] formed.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />

* 1972 - Broward County Historical Commission founded.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
* 1998 - City website online (approximate date).<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/19981212023751/http://www.ci.ftlaud.fl.us:80/ |deadurl=yes |url= http://www.ci.ftlaud.fl.us:80/ |archivedate= December 12, 1998 |title= City of Fort Lauderdale Online |via= Internet Archive, [[Wayback Machine]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20000824034345/http://officialcitysites.org:80/Florida/Cities/F/ |url= http://officialcitysites.org:80/Florida/Cities/F/ |deadurl=yes |archivedate= August 24, 2000 |title=United States of America: Florida |work= Official City Sites |editor1= Kevin Hyde |editor2= Tamie Hyde |location=Utah |oclc=40169021 }}</ref>
* 1974 - [[Broward County Library|Broward County Library System]] established.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
* 1977
** [[Snow in Florida|Snowfall]] occurs.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
** Genealogical Society of Broward County chartered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flgsbc/about/history.html |title= Genealogical Society of Broward County |via=[[Ancestry.com]] |access-date= April 26, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1983 - Municipal jail begins operating.<ref name=police />
* 1989 - Regional [[Tri-Rail]] begins operating.
* 1991 - [[Broward Center for the Performing Arts]] opens.
* 1992 - August: [[Hurricane Andrew]] occurs.<ref name=police />
* 1998 - City website online (approximate date).<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19981212023751/http://www.ci.ftlaud.fl.us/ |url-status= dead |url= http://www.ci.ftlaud.fl.us:80/ |archive-date= December 12, 1998 |title= City of Fort Lauderdale Online |via= Internet Archive, [[Wayback Machine]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20000824034345/http://officialcitysites.org/Florida/Cities/F/ |url= http://officialcitysites.org:80/Florida/Cities/F/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 24, 2000 |title= United States of America: Florida |work= Official City Sites |editor1= Kevin Hyde |editor2= Tamie Hyde |location= Utah |oclc= 40169021 }}</ref>
* 1999 - Broward County Central Homeless Assistance Center opens.<ref name=homeless2014>{{citation |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/interactive/sfl-fort-lauderdale-timeline-homeless-history-20141112-htmlstory.html |title=Timeline: Homeless in Broward County |date=November 12, 2014 |work=Sun-Sentinel }}</ref>
* 2000
** Nutrition Center opens.<ref name=homeless2014 />
** Fort Lauderdale Antique Car [[List of museums in Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Museum]] active.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100221082927/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-02-18/news/fl-arthur-stone-obituary-20100218_1_mr-stone-arthur-stone-packard]


==21st century==
==21st century==
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* 2003 - Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety [[List of museums in Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Museum]] founded.[http://www.fortlauderdalefiremuseum.com/#Fort_Lauderdale_Fire_museum]
* 2009 - [[Jack Seiler]] becomes mayor.
* 2009 - [[Jack Seiler]] becomes mayor.
* 2010 - Population: 165,521.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/ |title= Fort Lauderdale city, FL |work=QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=April 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://edr.state.fl.us/Content/area-profiles/index.cfm |work=2010 Census Detailed City Profiles |author1=[[Florida Legislature|Florida Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research]] |author2=U.S. Census Bureau |year=2011 |title= City of Fort Lauderdale }}</ref>

* 2014
* 2010 - Population: 165,521.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/ |title= Fort Lauderdale city, FL |work=QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
** [[Higher-speed rail]] [[Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline)]] construction begins.

** Mormon [[Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple|temple]] built.
* 2017 - [[Ted Deutch]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[Florida's 22nd congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members |title=Members of Congress |work=[[GovTrack.us|GovTrack]] |author=Civic Impulse, LLC |location=Washington DC |accessdate=April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
* 2017
** January 6: [[Fort Lauderdale airport shooting]] occurs.
** [[Ted Deutch]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[Florida's 22nd congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members |title=Members of Congress |work=[[GovTrack.us|GovTrack]] |author=Civic Impulse, LLC |location=Washington DC |access-date=April 23, 2017 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of mayors of Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
* [[List of mayors of Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Broward County, Florida]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Broward County, Florida]]
* [[:Category:Timelines of cities in Florida|Timelines]] of other [[List_of_municipalities_in_Florida|cities]] in the [[South Florida]] area of Florida: [[Timeline of Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]], [[Timeline of Hialeah, Florida|Hialeah]], [[Timeline of Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]], [[Timeline of Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Timeline of West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]
* [[:Category:Timelines of cities in Florida|Timelines]] of other [[List of municipalities in Florida|cities]] in the [[South Florida]] area of Florida: [[Timeline of Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]], [[Timeline of Hialeah, Florida|Hialeah]], [[Timeline of Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]], [[Timeline of Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Timeline of Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], [[Timeline of West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]


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* {{cite journal |title= Long Hard Fight for Equal Rights: A History of Broward County's Colored Beach and the Fort Lauderdale Beach "Wade-ins' of the Summer of 1961 |author= William G. Crawford, Jr. |journal=Tequesta |volume=67 |issn= 0363-3705 |publisher=Historical Association of Southern Florida |url= http://www.historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/Tequesta2007-p19-51.pdf |via=Florida International University |year= 2007 }} {{free access}}

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* {{cite web |url=http://vivafl500.org/find-a-city/ |work=Viva Florida: History Happened Here |publisher=Florida League of Cities |location=Tallahassee |title= Fort Lauderdale }}
* {{cite web |title=(Fort Lauderdale) |work=Digital Archives of Broward County Library |url=http://digitalarchives.broward.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Lauderdale/order/nosort |publisher=Broward County Government }}

* {{cite web |title=(Fort Lauderdale) |work=[[Florida Memory]] |url= https://www.floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=%28Lauderdale%20OR%20tt%3ALauderdale%5E10%29&query=Lauderdale |publisher=Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services }}
* {{cite web |title=(Fort Lauderdale) |work=[[Florida Memory]] |url= https://www.floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=%28Lauderdale%20OR%20tt%3ALauderdale%5E10%29&query=Lauderdale |publisher=Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services }}
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* [http://dp.la/search?page_size=100&q=Lauderdale+Florida&utf8=✓ Items related to Fort Lauderdale, Florida], various dates (via [[Digital Public Library of America]])


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19th century

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20th century

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The Stranahan House was constructed in 1901 as a trading post and converted into a residence for the Stranahans in 1906, the house is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County
The Snow-Reed Swing Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in the Fort Lauderdale area, and one of the few remaining swing bridges in Florida.
Fort Lauderdale Stadium

21st century

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Broward County History: a Timeline" (PDF). Broward County Government. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Hellmann 2006.
  3. ^ Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (2001), Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida (PDF), LCIR Report, Tallahassee, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-28{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d Pat Ruby. "Police History". Fort Lauderdale Police Department. City of Fort Lauderdale. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Wallman, Brittany (March 25, 2019). "Fort Lauderdale Woman's Club added to National Register of Historic Places". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Historic Highway Bridges of Florida (PDF), Florida Department of Transportation, 2012
  8. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Fort Lauderdale, FL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  9. ^ Florida Division of Recreation and Parks. "Region: Southeast". Florida State Parks. Tallahassee: Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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  11. ^ "Gold Coast magazine: 50 years of chronicling glamor", Sun-Sentinel, April 20, 2015
  12. ^ "Genealogical Society of Broward County". Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Ancestry.com.
  13. ^ "City of Fort Lauderdale Online". Archived from the original on December 12, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Florida". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
  15. ^ a b "Timeline: Homeless in Broward County", Sun-Sentinel, November 12, 2014
  16. ^ "Fort Lauderdale city, FL". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  17. ^ Florida Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research; U.S. Census Bureau (2011), "City of Fort Lauderdale", 2010 Census Detailed City Profiles
  18. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

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