Bulow Plantation Sugar Mill Ruins - Ovens and Kilns on Waymarking.com

In 1812, John Russell and his family came to this place from St. Augustine to claim a land grant from the Spanish in exchange for a 53 ton schooner. John Russell died before doing much except marking the land by blazing the trees with his intitials.
The land, 4,675 acres, was then sold to Major Charles W. Bulow, a wealthy cotton grower from Charleston, S.C., on August 1st, 1821.
Using slave labor, the Major cleared 2,200 acres and planted sugar cane, cotton, rice and indigo. Two years later, at the age of 44, the Major died and left the land to his only son, John Bulow.
John increased production and the plantation prospered. Around January 31, 1836, Seminole Indians burned this and many other plantations in the area. John moved to Paris, where three months later he died at the age of 26.
Bulow Sugar Mill was the largest Sugar Mill in Florida.

Type of Oven / Kiln: Brick Status: Historical Site Operating Dates: 1820-1836 Website: [Web Link] Additional Coordinate: Not Listed Additional Coordinate Description: Not listed

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