Area, they didnt know about telephones. It was interesting to see things happen. This was the turn of the century, 1907, they built mr. Bryans home, and they built mr. Ed kings home. 1911, that is when the phone system was built. There was a lot of growth and things happening fast. Keith and within a few months a board of trade was established here. Reid bryan toms brother, was the president of that. Within another month, they had town meetings where they all agreed that they would incorporate officers. Incorporate and elect officers. Within another couple of months, that had happened. By the middle of 1911, Fort Lauderdale was officially incorporated as a town. Timothy in order to have the city we have today, it is Fort Lauderdale it is important , to recognize the pioneers that started this area. All of those men, when we look at philemon bryan and we look at Henry Flagler there were things happening here. People want to preserve that history. Keith what i feel, that was the start of