New River and the New River Inlet
On their trip north along the Atlantic coast, the Expedition party sailed in the schooner "Margaret" from Biscayne Bay into the Atlantic Ocean until after about 30 miles they reached New River near present-day Fort Lauderdale. They sailed up river about 5 miles and stopped briefly at the House of Refuge at New River Inlet before sailing north. They had to turn back because of bad weather and ended up staying at the House of Refuge on April 13 before resuming their northward journey on the 14th. The House of Refuge No. 4 at Fort Lauderdale was located on a barrier island 4-5 miles north of the New River Inlet. At the time, New River from the Inlet to the House of Refuge ran parallel to the ocean and then turned westward. In the 20th Century, the river was modified greatly by canals because the river, as Ingraham and party rightly surmised, was a major path for water in the Everglades to flow towards the ocean.
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1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015