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BROWARD COUNTY

Named for Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, a former Florida governor, Broward County was formed in 1915 from portions of Palm Beach and Dade counties. Originally, the county was to be named Everglades County. While the railroad came to Southeast Florida in 1896, and several coastal communities sprang up, much of the present county Napoleon Bonaparte Broward remained swampland, unsettled and sparsely inhabited, until the Everglades were drained in the early 1900s.

The end of the First World War heralded a period of rapid growth that ended abruptly in the mid nineteen-twenties. Having no deepwater port facilities at the time, the area relied on the railroad, not only for building materials, but for goods of all kinds. When the demand exceeded the limited capacity of the railroad, expansion slowed drastically, a situation that lasted until the end of World War Two.

From the end of the Second World War until the present, the population has multiplied many times, and had reached nearly 1.3 million by the early 1990s. With its sub-tropical climate, Broward County continues to attract new residents and visitors and the economy is presently based on tourism, retailing, construction, light industry and services.

There are twenty-eight incorporated towns and cities in the county. The largest, at around 150,000 people, is the county seat, Fort Lauderdale. Deeds are registered with the County Records Division in Fort Lauderdale.

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Broward County Executions
More Broward Co. Records of Interest
External Link: Broward County Historical Commission
External Link: Broward County Elected Officials 1915 to 1969


19th Governor of Florida
In office
January 3, 1905 – January 5, 1909
Preceded by William S. Jennings
Succeeded by Albert W. Gilchrist
Personal details
Born April 19, 1857
Duval County, Florida, U.S.
Died October 1, 1910 (aged 53)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Georgiana Carolina Kemp
Annie Isabell Douglass Broward
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