The John Hollister Site: Smoking and Money

Summary

The success of Connecticut’s industrial history found its beginning in the hard-working farmers and tradesmen of the early 17th century. The John Hollister site, located in South Glastonbury, Connecticut, provides a unique snapshot into the mid-17th century when successful economic activity began developing in New England. The tobacco business created an economic boom in the New and Old Worlds and was quickly associated with wealth and affluence. Comparing tobacco pipe fragments excavated at the Hollister site to similar collections in the region shows that these farmsteads were involved in a global economy. Using the Hollister site as an example, it is reasonable to conclude that colonial farmsteads played a central role in developing the economy of early North America through agriculture, manufacturing, and trade.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The John Hollister Site: A 17th Century Fortified Farm Complex in Glastonbury, Connecticut   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2018

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