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Facts about Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is also known as: Broward County / Fort Lauderdale city.

Fort Lauderdale has been featured in movies like: Caddyshack (1980), Welcome to Paradise (2007), and Bella Maddo (2010).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Angel Boris (actor and model), Catherine Hickland (actor and singer), Justin Bartha (actor and film producer), Mario Diaz-Balart (politician and political assistant), and Mark Sanford (politician and real estate broker).

Fort Lauderdale is home to the following sports teams: Nova Southeastern Sharks volleyball.

Popular neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale include: Chula Vista, Golden Heights, Melrose Park, Palm Aire, Poinsettia Heights, Rio Vista, Riverland Village, Rock Island, Seven Isles, Twin Lakes, Coral Ridge, Coral Ridge Isles, Harbor Beach, Imperial Point, Nurmi Isles, Sunrise Key, Bal Harbour, Bermuda Riviera, Beverly Heights, and Birch Park Finger Streets.

And featured attractions of Fort Lauderdale: New River Inn, Fort Lauderdale Stadium, Bonnet House, Stranahan House, and Sam Gilliam House.

Fort Lauderdale is represented by Commissioners Jack Seiler, City Manager Arleen Gross, City Clerk Bruce G. Roberts, Dean J. Trantalis, and Romney Rogers, Mayor Lee R. Feldman, and Vice Mayor Robert L. McKinzie.

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast 23 miles younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale. William Lauderdale was the commander of the detachment of soldiers who built the first fort. 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.

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