Broward County History

Broward County History
Author: Broward County (Fla.). Board of County Commissioners
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1976
Genre: Broward County (Fla.)
ISBN:

Broward County

Broward County
Author: Susan Gillis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2005-08-24
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1439617074

In 1915, the South Florida communities of Fort Lauderdale, Dania, Pompano, Hallandale, Deerfield, and Davie joined together to form a county. They named it Broward, in honor of the governor whose Everglades drainage program had brought them such prosperity. Today, Broward is Floridas second largest county, with 1.6 million people. Photographer Aaron Eugene Hyde came to Fort Lauderdale in 1933, at the age of 16, to begin a 40-year career, serving as one of the countys few professional photographers and the photographer for the Broward edition of the Miami Herald. Gene recorded fascinating people, places, and times pivotal in the countys development. His photos evoke nostalgia for the not-that-distant past, a way of life Broward County residents will never see again.

The Long of it

The Long of it
Author: William E. McGoun
Publisher:
Total Pages: 8
Release: 1978*
Genre: Broward County (Fla.)
ISBN:

Broward County

Broward County
Author: Seth H. Bramson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467127221

Broward County came into existence on October 1, 1915, when Dade and Palm Beach Counties were partitioned to form a new county. Named for early-20th-century Florida governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, the county has grown to become renowned for nationally acclaimed restaurants, residential areas, colleges, universities, and shopping along Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. A major American metropolitan area, Broward County today is home to a branch of Florida International University, as well as the campuses of Nova Southeastern University, Broward College, and Florida Atlantic University. As of 2016, the population of Broward County was approximately 1.8 million people, making it Florida's second-most populous county and the 17th-most populous in the United States.