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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

19th century

1893 - Fort Lauderdale trading post established in Dade County.^[1]

1896 - Florida East Coast Railroad begins operating.^[2]

1899 - Schoolhouse established.^[1]

20th century

1901 - Stranahan house built.^[1]

1910 - Population: 336.

1911
- Fort Lauderdale incorporated.^[2]
- Fort Lauderdale Sentinel newspaper begins publication.^[3]
- Office of city marshall created.^[4]

1912 - North New River Canal built.^[1]

1913 - Fire station built.

1915 - Fort Lauderdale becomes seat of newly created Broward County.^[1]

1917 - 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.^[5]

1926 - September 18: 1926 Miami hurricane occurs.

1927 - Fort Lauderdale station built.

1928
- County Courthouse built.^[2]
- Port Everglades opens.

1930 - Population: 8,668.

1935 - Hurricane occurs.^[2]

1939 - Florida Theatre in business.^[6]

1948
- Broward County International Airport opens.^[1]
- City Hall rebuilt.^[4]

1950
- War Memorial Auditorium opens.^[2]
- Population: 36,328.

1955 - WWIL radio begins broadcasting.^[7]

1956 - Federal Drive-In cinema in business.^[6]

1958
- Museum of Art opens.^[2]
- WFTL radio begins broadcasting.^[7]

1959 - Broward Community College founded.

1960
- New River Tunnel opens.^[5]
- Sun-Sentinel newspaper in publication.^[3]
- Davie Boulevard Bridge and SE 3rd Avenue Bridge built.^[5]
- Population: 83,648.

1962
- Fort Lauderdale Stadium opens.
- Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and Fort Lauderdale Yankees baseball team formed.

1964
- Nova Southeastern University founded.^[2]
- Marshall Memorial Bridge built.^[5]

1970 - Population: 139,122.

1971 - Regional Broward County Transit formed.^[1]

1972 - Broward County Historical Commission founded.^[1]

1977
- Snowfall occurs.^[1]
- Genealogical Society of Broward County chartered.^[8]

1983 - Municipal jail begins operating.^[4]

1989 - Regional Tri-Rail begins operating.

1991 - Broward Center for the Performing Arts opens.

1992 - August: Hurricane Andrew occurs.^[4]

1998 - City website online (approximate date).^[9]^[10]

2000 - Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum active.[1]

21st century

2003 - Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum founded.[2]

2009 - Jack Seiler becomes mayor.

2010 - Population: 165,521.^[11]

2014
- Higher-speed rail Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline) construction begins.
- Mormon church built.

2017 - Ted Deutch becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Broward County History: a Timeline" (PDF). Broward County Government. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hellmann 2006.
^ ^a ^b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pat Ruby. "Police History". Fort Lauderdale Police Department. City of Fort Lauderdale. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Historic Highway Bridges of Florida (PDF), Florida Department of Transportation, 2012
^ ^a ^b "Movie Theaters in Fort Lauderdale, FL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "United States AM Stations: Florida", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ "Genealogical Society of Broward County". Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Ancestry.com.
^ "City of Fort Lauderdale Online". Archived from the original on December 12, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Florida". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Fort Lauderdale city, FL". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

Bibliography

"Fort Lauderdale". Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R. L. Polk & Co. 1918. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "Fort Lauderdale". Florida: a Guide to the Southernmost State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 317–318.

Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Ft. Lauderdale, FL", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M

Susan Gillis; Daniel T. Hobb (1999). Fort Lauderdale. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia.

Susan Gillis (2004). Fort Lauderdale: The Venice of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia.

Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Florida: Fort Lauderdale". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.

William G. Crawford, Jr. (2007). "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" (PDF). Tequesta. 67. Historical Association of Southern Florida. ISSN 0363-3705.

External links

"Fort Lauderdale". Viva Florida: History Happened Here. Tallahassee: Florida League of Cities.

"(Fort Lauderdale)". Digital Archives of Broward County Library. Broward County Government.

"(Fort Lauderdale)". Florida Memory. Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.

Items related to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Template:Florida year nav

[BrowardTimeline-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Broward County History: a Timeline" (PDF). Broward County Government. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

[FOOTNOTEHellmann2006-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hellmann 2006.

[LOC-3] "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

[police-4] Pat Ruby. "Police History". Fort Lauderdale Police Department. City of Fort Lauderdale. Retrieved April 26, 2017.

[bridges2012-5] Historic Highway Bridges of Florida (PDF), Florida Department of Transportation, 2012

[cinema-6] "Movie Theaters in Fort Lauderdale, FL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

[Radio1964-7] "United States AM Stations: Florida", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

[8] "Genealogical Society of Broward County". Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via Ancestry.com.

[9] "City of Fort Lauderdale Online". Archived from the original on December 12, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[10] Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Florida". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[11] "Fort Lauderdale city, FL". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

[12] Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

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 ==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 |accessdate= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
 * 1896 - [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] begins operating.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
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 ** 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 |accessdate= April 26, 2017 }}</ref>
-* 1912 - North New River Canal built.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
+* 1912 - North New River [[:Category:Canals in Florida|Canal]] built.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
+* 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 />
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 * 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>
-* 1926 - September: [[1926 Miami hurricane]].
+* 1926 - September 18: [[1926 Miami hurricane]] occurs.
 * 1927 - [[Fort Lauderdale station]] built.
-* 1928 - County Courthouse built.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
+* 1928
+** County Courthouse built.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
+** [[Port Everglades]] opens.
 * 1930 - Population: 8,668.
-* 1935 - [[1935 Cuba hurricane|Hurricane]].{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
+* 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 |accessdate= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
+* 1948
-* 1948 - [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Broward County International Airport]] opens.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
+** [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Broward County International Airport]] opens.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
+** City Hall rebuilt.<ref name=police />
 * 1950
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 * 1960
+** [[New River Tunnel]] opens.<ref name=bridges2012 />
 ** ''[[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 |accessdate= April 23, 2017 }}</ref>
+** Davie Boulevard Bridge and SE 3rd Avenue Bridge built.<ref name=bridges2012 />
 ** Population: 83,648.
+* 1962
-* 1962 - [[Fort Lauderdale History Center|Fort Lauderdale Historical Society]] formed.
+** [[Fort Lauderdale Stadium]] opens.
+** [[Fort Lauderdale History Center|Fort Lauderdale Historical Society]] and [[Fort Lauderdale Yankees]] baseball team formed.
+* 1964
-* 1964 - [[Nova Southeastern University]] founded.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
+** [[Nova Southeastern University]] founded.{{sfn|Hellmann|2006}}
+** Marshall Memorial Bridge built.<ref name=bridges2012 />
 * 1970 - Population: 139,122.
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 * 1971 - Regional [[Broward County Transit]] formed.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
+* 1972 - Broward County Historical Commission founded.<ref name=BrowardTimeline />
-* 1977 - 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]] |accessdate= April 26, 2017 }}</ref>
+* 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]] |accessdate= 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 |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>
+* 2000 - Fort Lauderdale Antique Car [[List of museums in Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Museum]] active.[http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-02-18/news/fl-arthur-stone-obituary-20100218_1_mr-stone-arthur-stone-packard]
 ==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.
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 * 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>
+* 2014
-* 2014 - [[Higher-speed rail]] [[Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline)]] construction begins.
+** [[Higher-speed rail]] [[Fort Lauderdale station (Brightline)]] construction begins.
+** Mormon [[Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple|church]] 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>
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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 }}

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