New Smyrna Beach Sugar Mill - New Smyrna Beach, FL - Mills and Gins on Waymarking.com

The Sugar Mill Ruins, once a highly functional sugar mill, were built during the uprisings of the Native Americans in the early 19th century. This 17 acre historic site contains the ruins of a the highly functional sugar mill, as well as other buildings, which were destroyed during the war between the Seminole Indians and the United States. The Sugar Mill Ruins evoke a time long ago when the Seminole Indians fought the settlers, ending the area's molasses and sugar industries. Sugar Mill Ruins, 1050 Old Mission Road, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168. Phone: 386-427-2284
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One sign at the site states, in part:
"Inside these walls of cut coquina (compressed shell) stood a steam-powered cane crusher, kettles for boiling down juice, and rooms for cooling and crystallizing the sugar."

Another sign states, in part:
"Cruger-dePeyster had big steam-driven rollers for crushing cane."

Year built?: 1830 Is the mill or gin still in operation?: No What is or was processed here?: Sugar Are tours available?: Yes, on a regular basis. How is or was it powered?: Steam Related link to this waymark.: [Web Link] What is it used as today?: Not listed

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