Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale (pronounced /ˌfɔrt ˈlɔːdərdeɪl/) is a ceety in the U.S. state o Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the coonty seat o Broward Coonty. Accordin tae 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the ceety haed a population o 183,606. It is a principal ceety o the Sooth Florida metropolitan aurie, which is hame tae ower 5,413,212 fowk.
The ceety is a popular tourist destination, wi 10.35 million visitors in 2006.[1] Fort Lauderdale is sometimes kent as the "Venice o Americae"[2] acause o its expansive an intricate canal seestem. The ceety is a major yachtin center, wi 42,000 resident yachts an 100 marinas an boatyards in 2006.[1] The ceety sits 23 miles north o Miami. Fort Lauderdale an the surroondin aurie host ower 4,000 restaurants an 120 nichtclubs in 2006.[1]
Fort Lauderdale is named efter a series o forts built bi the Unitit States durin the Seicont Seminole War. The forts teuk their name frae Major William Lauderdale, who wis the commander o the detachment o sodgers who built the first fort. Housomeivver, development o the ceety did no begin till 50 years efter the forts wur abandoned at the end o the conflict. Three forts named "Fort Lauderdale" wur constructit; the first wis at the fork o the New River, the seicont at Tarpon Bend, in what is nou kent as the Sailboat Bend neighborhuid, an the third near the site o the Bahia Mar Marina.[3]
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- ↑ About Fot Lauderdale. City of Fort Lauderdale. Retrieved on 28 October 2007. .
- ↑ Old Fort Lauderdale Museum-Sneak Preview. Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. Archived from the original on 4 Julie 2007. . Retrieved on 17 Julie 2007. .
