| Bonnet House Museum and Gardens |
| In 1893 Hugh Taylor Birch reportedly got on Henry Flaglers Florida East Coast Railroad which went through to Titusville then set sail in a boat loaned to him by Henry Flagler. Blown ashore to safety in Lake Mabel (Port Everglades today) during an unseasonable Atlantic storm, he believed Fort Lauderdale was where God meant him to be and was where he would stay. Mr. Birch purchased over three miles of oceanfront property along Fort Lauderdale's beach for less than one dollar per acre. Henceforth, he spent the winters on his beachfront land where he could absorb the seascapes, enjoy a daily swim in the ocean and grow the fruits and plants he loved. |
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