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Pirates, Wreckers & River Men

Wrecker Camps of the Broward Coast: How Shipwrecks Fed a County

2026-04-11
Pirates, Wreckers & River Men
By: admin
On: April 11, 2026

Before there were real estate developers, there were wreckers… and a good storm was more valuable than a good harvest. On the morning of October 4, 1873, a three-masted schooner called the Victor ran hard onto the outer reef roughly two miles off what would later become Fort Lauderdale Beach.Continue Reading

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