Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mollasses Production

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

1. Mollasses Production Marker

Inscription. The sorghum is cut from the field, the tops are cut off and the leaves stripped from the main stalk. Juice is extracted from the sorghum by running it through the rollers of the press. The juice is then poured into the long, baffled pan called an evaporator. The raw juice is heated two to four hours which removes impurities and reduces water content. The juice must be constantly stirred to prevent burning and occasional surface skimming is necessary to remove impurities. The hot juice becomes molasses when it changes to a thick, dark-brown syrup. It is then drawn off through a strainer into containers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 41° 15.816′ N, 84° 26.423′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is on Krouse Road (County Road 146) 0.3 miles north of U.S. 24, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12296 Krouse Rd, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mollasses Produced Since 1850's (here, next to this marker); St. Johns Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Kieffer Log Cabin (about 300 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Caboose 90950 (about 300 feet away); Sawmill Shanty (about 500 feet away); Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home Veterams Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Original Site of St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Cemetery and Log Church (approx. 3 miles away); Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

2. Mollasses Production Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

3. Mollasses Production Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.