Gramercy in St. James Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Colonial Sugars Refinery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 30, 2024
1. Colonial Sugars Refinery Marker
Founded in 1895 by group of financiers from Gramercy Park, New York on a site called "Faubourg Lapin". First operated as a sugar mill to process sugar cane from Golden Grove Plantation. A refinery was built in 1902 to supply granulated sugar to the U.S. market. The company town offered housing, schools, church, store and recreation.Owned by the Cuban-American Sugar Co. for 52 years. Dr. George P. Meade, co-author of Cane Sugar Handbook, worked here for 37 years. Purchased by Savannah Foods and Ind. in 1986. First operating sugar refinery in United States to be on National Register of Historic Places.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 30° 3.008′ N, 90° 41.091′ W. Marker is in Gramercy, Louisiana, in St. James Parish. It is on East MAin Street (Louisiana Route 641 Spur) near Golden Grove Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1230 State Spur 641, Gramercy LA 70052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Day of Honor (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Colonial Sugars Refinery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Golden Grove Plantation (approx. half a mile away); Gramercy (approx.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 30, 2024
2. Colonial Sugars Refinery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
