1819 Treaty with Spain ceding Florida to USA, ratified 1819 by USA,1820 by King of Spain. 1845 Florida admitted as the 27th State to the union. 1909 Palm Beach including area of future Parkland formed by splitting Dade County. 1910 E.C.Chambers buys 1000 acres from Fla. for $18/acre-contract was voided in 1912 1912 Florida East Coast Railway buys the land for $10 an acre. 1914 Florida East Coast Railway sells land not needed for Railway to Model Land Co. 1915 Broward County created from parts of Dade and Palm Beach Counties. 1937 Model Land Company sells 4000 acres to National Finance Corp. 1938 NFC., sells 4000 acres to brothers George,Devotey and William Blount for farming. NOTE: For more Broward County go to links click on Broward County Historical Commission Cities are Chartered 1904 THE CITY OF DANIA. 1908 THE CITY OF POMPANO. (added beach to the name at a later date) 1911 THE CITY OF FT LAUDERDALE. 1925 THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD. 1925 THE CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH 1927 THE CITY OF FLORANADA (name later changed to Oakland Park) 1927 THE CITY OF HALLANDALE (added beach to the name at a later date) 1939 THE CITY OF HILLSBORO BEACH 1946 THE CITY OF HACIENDA VILLAGE (at a later date merged with Davie) 1947 THE CITY OF WILTON MANOR. 1951 THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA. 1953 THE CITY OF LAZY LAKE. 1953 THE CITY OF PLANTATION. 1955 THE CITY OF MARGATE. 1955 THE CITY OF MIRAMAR. 1956 THE CITY OF LIGHT HOUSE POINT. 1957 THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PARK. 1959 THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL. 1959 THE CITY OF COOPER CITY 1959 THE CITY OF SEA RANCH LAKES. 1959 THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES. 1961 THE CITY OF DAVIE. 1961 THE CITY OF SUNRISE. 1963 THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS. 1963 THE CITY OF PARKLAND. 1963 THE CITY OF TAMARAC 1967 THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK. 1996 THE CITY OF WESTON 2000 THE CITY OF SOUTHWEST RANCHES. 2005 THE CITY OF WEST PARK PARKLAND “A memorable past and a exciting future” 1963 Chartered, recorded in August of that year. With no city taxes. 1964 Very low yearly assessment established for canal maintenance. 1965 Founder Bruce Blount retires as mayor. Van E Coggins appointed mayor. 1966 Coggins resigns. Vincent Stevens appointed 3rd Mayor. 1966 Stevens admin. appoints Bockhold a state lic. CGC to qualify 1st bldg dept 1967 Stevens and John Quigley run for office in local election. Quigley wins. 1968 New local 4-H club very active, win in Broward qualify for state contests. 1968 Quigley administration appoints Connie Quigley the new City Clerk. 1969 Local election returns Quigley for 2nd term 1971 Local election returns Quigley for 3rd term 1972 Commission appoint James E Manning 5th Mayor, due to Quigley demise. 1972 John Stallings/ Harold J. Bockhold run for Mayor in Nov. Bockhold wins. 1973 State Legislators meet to abolish Parkland, New Mayor saves City. 1973 4-H club house becomes 1st city hall with a public meeting place. 1973 Bockhold has firemen qualify & certified, by Wilton Manors Fire department 1973 Has Public Safety Depart. formed. with help from Oakland Park Chief. 1973 Public hearings are instituted for developers presentations. 1973 Mayor acquires avery qualified Land Planner names Rene Valladares. 1973 First City Fire Truck (Used) purchased from Coconut Creek for $2000 1974 First city Ad Volerum tax of 2.7 mills accepted. 1975 2nd major crisis a Parkland Public Safety Officer held for 2 civilians deaths. 1975 Valladares submits one of first city land plans from Broward to Tallahassee. State hires Valladares for his abilities. Parkland had no money to pay him. 1976 First major home fire set by arsonists our firemen were ready to work. 1977 Citizens volunteer to make Parkland annual affair. 1978 Parkland Lakes project approved as “Cypresshead”. |
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