Seminoles and settlers on the Florida frontier: using glass bottle analysis to reconstruct daily life at Stranahan’s trading post, Fort Lauderdale

Author

• Crystal Geiger

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2015

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Fradkin, Arlene

Abstract

The early economic and social development of Fort Lauderdale began in the late nineteenth century. Today’s well-known Stranahan House in downtown Fort Lauderdale was originally the Stranahan Trading Post and General Store, which was in operation from 1894 to 1906. Adjacent to this building was a campground, which was used by early Florida white settlers and Seminole Indians. This thesis presents a study of 204 whole glass bottles recovered from the Stranahan campground archaeological site (8BD259). The analysis confirms that a greater proportion of the bottles were used when the property was a campsite. Moreover, soda/mineral water, not alcohol, was the more common type of beverage consumed at the site during this time.

Extent

67 p.

Comments

Includes bibliography.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Geiger, Crystal, "Seminoles and settlers on the Florida frontier: using glass bottle analysis to reconstruct daily life at Stranahan’s trading post, Fort Lauderdale" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 1300.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/1300

Identifier

FA00004371

Format

pdf