Central Beach in Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Indian Haulover

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 14, 2021

1. Indian Haulover Marker

Inscription. Bahia Mar is the site of a haulover where Indians took their canoes from New River Sound into the Atlantic Ocean. A Second Seminole War fort named for Major William Lauderdale was built near here in 1838. It was active until the War ended in 1842. House of Refuge Number Four, originally built about two miles to the north in 1876, was moved to this site in 1892. Barefoot mailmen walked their weekly route from Hypoluxo to Miami along these beaches. The Coast Guard began using the House of Refuge in 1915. It was made permanent as Coast Guard Base Six in 1926. Base Six saw considerable action against rum runners during Prohibition. It remained in active service until after World War II. The City of Fort Lauderdale purchased the property for use as a public yacht basin and park in 1947.

Erected 1978 by Bahia Mar Hotel and Yachting Center and Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, Inc. in cooperation with Department of State. (Marker Number F-285.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 26° 6.799′ N,

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80° 6.346′ W. Marker is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in Broward County. It is in Central Beach. It is on Seabreeze Blvd.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 683 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale FL 33316, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Third Fort Lauderdale (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Lauderdale Beaches Wade-Ins (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marathon Swimmer Diana Nyad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bridge of the Isles (approx. one mile away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan

Photographed by Judith Barber, September 15, 2011

2. Indian Haulover Marker

(approx. 2 miles away); The Stranahan House (approx. 2 miles away); Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Lauderdale.

Photographed by Robert Cole, November 26, 2012

3. Indian Haulover Marker

Indian Haulover Marker and Bahia Mar Resort Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert Cole, November 26, 2012

4. Indian Haulover Marker and Bahia Mar Resort Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,388 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 18, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on September 21, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2012, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.