Tamarac, Florida Incorporated in 1963, Tamarac got its unique name from the original business of its developer; a young millionaire from the Midwest named Ken Behring. … For a city name he chose Tamarac, which is “Car-A-Mat” spelled backwards.
Sunrise, Florida Originally known as Sunrise Golf Village, the city was incorporated in 1961 and changed its name to the city of Sunrise in 1971.
Southwest Ranches Southwest Ranches is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located on the eastern edge of the Everglades, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Fort Lauderdale. It became the county’s 30th incorporated place in 2000 to avoid annexation into Pembroke Pines and to preserve its semi-rural lifestyle. Because the area…
Sea Ranch Lakes It was named after the Sea Ranch Hotel, a landmark hotel across from the gated community’s main, public road, North Ocean Drive. The “Lakes” part was added because of the residential village’s two artificial lakes. The private road leading into the village’s entrance is Gatehouse Drive.
Pompano Beach, Florida
Plantation, Florida Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 84,955. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The city’s name comes from the previous part-owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company, and their attempts to establish a rice…
Pembroke Pines, Florida Pembroke Pines was officially incorporated on January 16, 1960. The city’s name, Pembroke Pines, is traced back to Sir Edward J. Reed, a Member of Britain’s Parliament for the County of Pembroke from 1874 to 1880, who in 1882 formed the Florida Land and Mortgage Company to purchase from Hamilton Disston a…
Parkland, Florida Parkland was established in the year 1963 and has grown rapidly in a very short time. In fact, the population was less than 4,000 in the 1990s and has risen to about 14,000 within a decade or so. The zoning laws of Parkland were framed in such a way that they would protect…
Oakland Park, Florida Originally named Floranada (a blend of Florida and Canada), the town was forced into bankruptcy after the hurricane of 1926. When the municipality reincorporated, residents chose to make it a city and voted for the name Oakland Park.
North Lauderdale, Florida At its creation in 1963, it was largely farmland on the western edge of development in Broward County. North Lauderdale was originally grazing pasture for cows and horses of the Anderson Dairy Farm and also an agricultural area for the Lena Lyons Stringbean Farm. Recognizing a rare opportunity to work with a…