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Historical Markers in Hillsboro Beach, Florida

 
Clickable Map of Broward County, Florida and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Broward County, FL (68) Collier County, FL (49) Hendry County, FL (11) Miami-Dade County, FL (206) Palm Beach County, FL (113)  BrowardCounty(68) Broward County (68)  CollierCounty(49) Collier County (49)  HendryCounty(11) Hendry County (11)  Miami-DadeCounty(206) Miami-Dade County (206)  PalmBeachCounty(113) Palm Beach County (113)
Fort Lauderdale is the county seat for Broward County
Hillsboro Beach is in Broward County
      Broward County (68)  
ADJACENT TO BROWARD COUNTY
      Collier County (49)  
      Hendry County (11)  
      Miami-Dade County (206)  
      Palm Beach County (113)  
 
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1 Florida, Broward County, Hillsboro Beach — Hillsboro Inlet Light Station
Near North Ocean Boulevard (Florida Route A1A) just north of Bay Drive.
In 1901, the U.S. Congress approved funding for a light near Hillsboro Point to fill a 90-mile void between the town of Jupiter and the Cape of Florida. Manufactured in Detroit, Michigan and reassembled at the Hillsboro Inlet in 1906. The . . . Map (db m172172) HM
2 Florida, Broward County, Hillsboro Beach — F-872 — Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse
Near Hillsboro Mile (State Road A1A) 0.3 miles north of Bay Drive.
This lighthouse is one of five skeletal cast-iron towers built by the Russel Wheel and Foundry Co. in Detroit, Michigan. The optical system was built in 1906 by Barbier Benard et Turren in Paris, France. Following its construction, the lighthouse . . . Map (db m127765) HM
3 Florida, Broward County, Hillsboro Beach — The Barefoot Mailman1885-1892
Near Hillboro Mile (State Road A1A) 0.3 miles north of Bay Drive.
Before there were roads in South Florida, U.S. Mail carriers known collectively as "The Barefoot Mailman" risked their lives to deliver the mail. They traversed a 68 mile route - 20 by boat and 48 by foot - along the Atlantic Coast between Palm . . . Map (db m127783) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024