Low-Tech Mill
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 29° 00.579 W 080° 56.430
17R E 505794 N 3209056
Located off Mission Drive at the ruins west of New Smyrna Beach.
Waymark Code: WMXH35
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2018
Views: 8
Though small cane mills--like those behind the walk--were not actually part of the Cruger-dePeyster plantation, they help us see differences between ordinary agriculture and large-scale sugar making. Settlers used these animal-powered crushes to extract cane juice for sorghum syurp--mostly for local consumption. By contrast, Cruger-dePeyster had big steam-driven rollers for crushing cane. Long after the sugar factory's costly (and temperamental) machinery had stopped working, simple mills kept grinding away throughout the American South.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Volusia
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: Volusia County
Website: Not listed
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