New River Settlement (Second Seminole War era) · Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
US Ghost Adventures runs its Fort Lauderdale program under the brand Fort Lauderdale Ghosts, offering a daily Riverwalk walking tour and a pub crawl, with the main walk meeting near the Thrive Sculpture, 301 SW 1st Ave, and the pub crawl meeting at Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, 21 W Las Olas Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale grew out of the New River Settlement, a site of Second Seminole War-era conflict between Seminole forces and U.S. troops in the 1830s. The operator's marketing frames this documented military history, along with the city's 19th-century pioneer buildings including the King-Cromartie House and the New River Inn, as backdrop for the reported hauntings covered on the tour route.
Sources
- https://usghostadventures.com/fort-lauderdale-ghost-tour/
- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g34227-d23828726-Reviews-Ft_Lauderdale_Ghosts_By_Us_Ghost_Adventures-Fort_Lauderdale_Broward_County_Florid.html
ApparitionsUnexplained SoundsResidual Haunting
The operator's route narrative describes the King-Cromartie House, one of the oldest buildings in the area and preserved by the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, as haunted by tragic tales and accidental deaths, with locals reportedly seeing the ghost of King's daughter, Louise, roaming the property. The New River Inn, now part of a historic museum complex, is described as home to mysterious events and ghostly apparitions that the operator says drove people out of the building over the years. Esplanade Park is tied to reported historic murders and described as haunted by spirits of Florida's colonial past.
The operator's broader narrative frames these stops against the documented Second Seminole War-era conflict at the New River Settlement, including reported violence tied to a raid on William Coole's plantation and the march of Major Lauderdale's Tennessee Volunteers, for which the city is named.
All of this is the tour operator's own marketing and narrative material, not documented history verified independently for this listing; it is included here as a description of what the tour covers, not as an endorsement of any specific claim.
Notable Entities
Louise (King-Cromartie House, per operator)
