Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
“The Link Trainer Building is an historic structure in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On May 20, 1998, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Link Trainer Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Broward County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 45 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Link Trainer Building between 2002 and 2015, burning about 31 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2015 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MEMORIAL (6) |
| 27 April 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | MCCALL FIRE |
| 11 February 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 900 |
| 18 December 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | THE DAVIE PILE FIRE |
| 23 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DUMP ( 06) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Link Trainer Building: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Peat, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dania Pit | Peat, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Powerline Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| State Road Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Pegram Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sterling Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bates Project | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Big Cypress Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Deem Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ferncrest Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gateway Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | U.S. Car. No. 1 | 0.8 miles | 1977 |
 | Nyberg-Swanson House | 1.6 miles | 1999 |
 | South Side School | 2.0 miles | 2006 |
 | Sam Gilliam House | 2.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Croissant Park Administration Building | 2.4 miles | 2001 |
 | Williams House | 2.9 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000454 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Broward County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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