History

Plantation

 

“Where the grass is always greener”

Plantation has always been known as 

“The Dream City”

Land acquisition and drainage (1855–1930)
Before the start of the twentieth century, the area that became Plantation was part of the Everglades wetlands, regularly covered by 2–3 feet of water.[8] In 1855, Florida state passed the Internal Improvement Act and established the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the trustees of which act as a government agency to oversee management, sale, and development of state land. In 1897, the Interior Department submitted 2.9 million acres to the Florida Land Office; however, the submission was revoked the following year, due to fears it would “impinge upon the rights and interests of the Seminole Tribes.” The Seminole people regularly used the area for hunting, fishing and camping, and also used the nearby Pine Island Ridge as a headquarters during the second and third Seminole Wars.  LEARN MORE>>>

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 fun facts

  • Plantation is known as “the Dream City” with “Rich Living at Small Cost”
  • Plantation was incorporated as a city on April 30, 1953
  • On August 1, 1954, the Miami Herald publicly unveiled the new city plan, calling Plantation “The City of the Future”
  • The city’s fire department’s barbecue fundraiser began in 1956, and remains one of the city’s annual traditions.
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