Steamboat, Pier, and Waterfront
Dublin Core
Title
Steamboat, Pier, and Waterfront
Alternative Title
Sanford Waterfront
Subject
Waterfront Districts
Lakes & ponds
Lake Monroe (Seminole County and Volusia County, Fla.)
Steamboat lines
Water transportation
Postcards--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)
Steamboats--Florida
Waterways--Florida
St. Johns River (Fla.)
Description
Postcard of a steamboat and pier on the Sanford Riverfront. By the mid-1880s, Sanford, Florida had become a major distribution center due to the city's strategic location along Lake Monroe and the St. Johns River. Even before Florida obtained statehood, steamboats frequented the St. Johns River carrying U.S. Army soldiers to Fort Mellon, located on the shores of Lake Monroe, to defend the area against Native Americans during the Seminole Wars. Steamboats were used at the fort and during the Battle of Camp Monroe to relocate Seminoles, explore the St. Johns River, and to distribute military forces. During the second half of the 1830s, steamboats were used to tow barges from the river to Lake Monroe in order to stimulate trade. The first commercial steamboat was developed as the Brock Line in the early 1850s. As trade grew, various wharves and docks were built in locations such as Mellonville Avenue, Palmetto Avenue, Oak Street, and Sanford Avenue. The Debary-Baya Merchant Line began transporting passengers in 1883, which further developed the steamboat industry. The line was purchased by the Clyde Line in 1886 and remained open until 1933. The growth of railroads was the primary cause of the decline of the steamboat industry.
Creator
Plaxo Printing Press
Source
Original 9 x 14 centimeter black and white postcard by Plaxo Printing Press: Postcard Collection, call number PC3080, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1900-1905
Date Submitted
1905-03-21
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter black and white postcard by Plaxo Printing Press on Florida Memory Project: Postcard Collection, call number PC3080, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida. http://floridamemory.com/items/show/160932.
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection, Florida Photographic Collection, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Sanford Riverfront Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
42 KB
Medium
9 x 14 centimeter black and white postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.814197, -81.266041
Temporal Coverage
1900-01-01/1905-03-21
Accrual Method
Deposit
Audience Education Level
SS.K.A.1.2; SS.1.A.1.1; SS.2.A.1.1; SS.3.A.1.1; SS.3.A.1.2; SS.4.A.1.1; SS.4.A.6.1; SS.4.E.1.2; SS.5.A.1.1; SS.6.W.1.3; SS.8.A.1.2; SS.8.A.1.5; SS.8.A.4.5; SS.912.A.1.2; SS.912.A.1.4 SS.912.W.1.3
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and owned by Plaxo Printing Press.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the State Library and Archives of Florida, and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Sanford: a Brief History." City of Sanford Florida. http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=48.
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
De Berard, Ella Teague. Steamboats in the Hyacinths. Daytona Beach, Fla: College Pub. Co, 1956.
"Steamboats." Museum of Seminole County History, Seminole County, Florida Government. http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/core/fileparse.php/3338/urlt/steamboats.pdf.
Bass, Bob. When Steamboats Reigned in Florida. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008.
External Reference Title
Transcript
PUB. BY PLAXCO PRINTING PRESS, SANFORD, FLA.
Came up at uni I will go back this evening, Maura
Came up at uni I will go back this evening, Maura
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white postcard
Physical Dimensions
9 x 14 centimeter
Collection
Citation
Plaxo Printing Press, “Steamboat, Pier, and Waterfront,” RICHES, accessed February 13, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/448.