Third Fort Lauderdale - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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N 26° 06.785 W 080° 06.289
17R E 589504 N 2888514
This plaque is located on the beach at Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park, the site of a former fort.
Waymark Code: WMNTKY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2015
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The plaque reads:
"This Tablet Marks the Site of the
Third 'Fort Lauderdale'
Named in Honor of
Maj. Wm. Lauderdale, Cmdr. Tenn. Vol.
Built in 1839 Under the Command of
Captain William B. Davidson
During the Second Seminole War
First Erected by the Himmarshee Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1929 and Restored in 2005"
Wikipedia's page for the city (
visit link) informs us:
"Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War. The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale (~1782-1838), younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale. William Lauderdale was the commander of the detachment of soldiers who built the first fort.[11] However, development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict. Three forts named "Fort Lauderdale" were constructed; the first was at the fork of the New River, the second at Tarpon Bend on the New River between the Colee Hammock and Rio Vista neighborhoods, and the third near the site of the Bahia Mar Marina."