Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, December 1, 2016

1. Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan Marker

Inscription. Born at White Springs, Florida, on the banks of the Suwannee River, came to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1899 as the town's first school teacher. She married Frank Stranahan in 1900 and lived at the Indian Trading Post on New River, where she remained all of her adult life.

As founder of the "Friends of the Seminoles," she sponsored the education and welfare of the Indians for more than fifty years.

Erected 1967 by Himmarshee Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 26° 7.115′ N, 80° 8.241′ W. Marker is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in Broward County. It is in Las Olas. It can be reached from the intersection of Southeast 6th Ave and Southeast 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. In front of the Stranahan House Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 335 SE 6th Ave, Fort Lauderdale FL 33301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (a few steps from this marker);

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The Stranahan House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Lauderdale High School, 1915-1962 Home of the Flying L'S (approx. ¼ mile away); Ivy Stranahan (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonial Hotel (approx. half a mile away); Museum Building (approx. half a mile away); King-Cromartie House (approx. half a mile away); Old Fort Lauderdale Village (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Lauderdale.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oliver Building (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Historic Stranahan House Museum. (Submitted on December 12, 2016.)

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, December 1, 2016

2. Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2016, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2016, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.