It is located north of miami and about 20 miles from the florida edit rates florida everglades. Over the course of the next hour we look at the military history of Fort Lauderdale. This is one of 200 buildings that was part of the naval station in Fort Lauderdale during world war ii. This was an Operational Base for torpedo bombers. Whichf the avenger crews, was a threeman proof, most of them train here. President bush trained here, and there were probably 300 aviators checking through the space. Later we will visit the port of florida. It is the number two port in the world and supplies all of the petroleum for south florida. But first, learn about the history of the seminal injury seminal indian tribe through the artists of seminal history. Plays] concord, 1842. A seek to vanish from the land we love, and yet i will reach everglades by morning cap by morning. For thethe okeechobee wildcats battle. I have not seen my wife and children in so long. A few of us went to the Loxahatchee Ri
Inn. And this building gave us electricity, throughout the building and the beautiful hotel, also some of the homes that were owned by mr. Bryan. This area is a campus of buildings that were built by ed king. The buildings that were built in 1904, 1905. Most of the new river inn was finished in 1908. This property was purchased by philemon bryan, who came in to put in the beds for the railroads. Bryan came from an area about 200 miles north of here. It is now called new smyrna beach. It is a big citrus growing area. He was a major figure in that area, he had been the towns first mayor. He had orange groves, citrus groves, packing houses, he owned stores, sawmills, cattle, he was a big man there. In 1895, there was a massive freeze that totally wiped out the trees in that area and totally upended the economy. People were walking away from farms. That provided the energy and the people that settled in Fort Lauderdale. Timothy certainly were no buildings here, many groves, but on the side