A Stray Relic
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Markerman62
N 29° 00.542 W 080° 56.427
17R E 505799 N 3208987
Located off Mission Drive at the ruins west of New Smyrna Beach.
Waymark Code: WMXH38
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2018
Views: 9
Some students of the Cruger-dePeyster ruins believe this iron beam came for the plantation's sawmill. Meant to transfer force from a steam engine to a cutting blade, it probably was cast in New York along with the sugar Factory's other heavy equipment.
A decade after Seminoles raided this site, another aspiring sugar maker found a use of a use for Cruger-dePeyster's abandoned machinery. In the 1840s, John Marshall moved the equipment to Dunlawton plantation, in today's Port Orange. Since Marshall also had a sawmill, it's hard to say why he left this piece behind.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Volusia
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: Volusia County
Website: Not listed
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