Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan
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Markerman62
N 26° 07.114 W 080° 08.240
17R E 586248 N 2889100
Located at 335 SE 6th Ave in front of the Stranahan House
Waymark Code: WMZ5F6
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2018
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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.
Marker Number: None
Date: 1967
County: Broward
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Himmarshee Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Website: Not listed
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