New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins - New Smyrna Beach, FL
Posted by: lazyCachers
N 29° 00.527 W 080° 56.427
17R E 505799 N 3208960
Also know as the Cruger and dePeyster Plantation, this sugar mill is located just south of CR 44 on Mission Drive in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM64YG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2009
Views: 12
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.
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Street address: 1050 Old Mission Road New Smyrna Beach, FL USA 32168
County / Borough / Parish: Volusia
Year listed: 1970
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1825-1849
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Landscape
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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