Craig Sugar Mill Chimney
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Markerman62
N 27° 31.317 W 082° 32.064
17R E 348462 N 3045185
Located on US 301 just west of Gamble Mansion Historical State Park in Ellenton.
Waymark Code: WMQM7X
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2016
Views: 14
William Pinkston Craig, planter and native of Maryland, came to the Manatee River from Leon County, Florida in the early 1840s. Clearing an original 160 acres, he planted sugar cane and corn and built a sugar and grist mill. Its 45 ft. chimney of local stone stands 97 ft. north of this marker. From June 1849 to June 1850, Craig processed about 40,000 lbs. of sugar and 8,000 gallons of molasses. At the chimney's base were 2 furnaces which supported five 200 gallon copper kettles used for boiling the cane juice. During the Seminole Wars, weapons were fired through the chimney ports.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Manatee
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Manatee County Historical Society
Website: Not listed
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