Unknown Facts About Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is regarded as “America’s Venice” and the “World’s Yacht Capital” because of its 300+ miles of navigable waterways. This city is a boater’s paradise, with a complex system of rivers, canals, and the intracoastal waterway. Not to mention the fact that it’s ideal for paddling!
The city started as a military fort
and trading post
During the Second Seminole War, Fort Lauderdale was initially three forts. Despite the fact that the forts are no longer extant, the name has clearly survived.The Stranahan House, Fort Lauderdale’s oldest structure, was built in the 1890s after the war. The mansion operated as a trading hub for the area, and along the New River, it quickly grew into the city centre.
One of the busiest cruise ports
in the world
Port Everglades, located immediately south of Fort Lauderdale, is the world’s third busiest cruise port. The port, which accommodates over 4 million passengers each year, is third in terms of passenger traffic behind the Port of Miami and Port Canaveral.
The Port is conveniently located near the Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood Airport (FLL), from whence you will be shuttled directly to the cruise.
Cost Of Living In Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale’s cost of living is almost 40 percent higher than you live in the suburb so that includes the purchase price of the properties or the property taxes or property insurances. So there is another fact I’m going to tell you the next that’s because of that the insurance stays high.
The housing average housing in the Fort Lauderdale is around $500,000 for the single-family homes which is much much much higher and that’s saying that in $500,000 you may not get the best home like new construction I mean not like of course the brand new construction will be costlier but still like uh those constructions are built in the 1980s or 70s that’s more probability of getting something old house, of course, you get a lot of varieties.
beach is one of the busiest nesting sites for sea turtles in the world
Hundreds of thousands of endangered sea turtles lay their eggs in South Florida. Loggerhead, Green, and Leatherback turtles are three of the seven species that nest here between March and October.
