Corkscrew in Immokalee in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cane Mill

— Immokalee Pioneer Museum —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 30, 2025

1. Cane Mill Marker

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Cane Mill
The Roberts, as well as other South Florida pioneer families, pressed and boiled sugar cane to provide syrup for their own use or to trade for other necessities. Cultivated since ancient times, sugarcane was introduced to colonial America and became one of first "cash crops" for southern plantation owners.

The raw cane juice is harvested by first feeding sugarcane stalks into a mill or grinder. A mule or tractor is hitched to a long pole mounted on top of the press that turns in a wide circle and grinds the cane through the mill. As the stalks are fed through the press, the cane juice is collected in buckets or galvanized wash tubs and then transferred to the boiling kettle.

Molino de la Caña de Azúcar
Roberts, como también otras familias del sur de la Florida, prensaron e hirvieron la caña de azúcar para proporcionar el jarabe de su propio uso o para negociar. Cultivado desde épocas antiguas, la caña de azúcar fué introducida a la América colonial y se convirtió en uno de los primeros cultivos de comercio para los dueños de las plantaciones.

El zump de cuña crudo se cosecha de los

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primeros tallos de crecimiento de la caña de articar qué se llevan al molino. Una mula o un tractor se enganchan a un poste largo montado encima de le prensa que da vheltae en un circulo ancho y muelen la cana con el bastón a través del molino . Mientras que los tallos alimentan a la prensa, el zuno de caña se recoge en cupos o linas galvanizadas y después se transfiere a la caldera.

Erected by Immokalee Pioneer Museum.

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

Location. 26° 25.318′ N, 81° 25.897′ W. Marker is in Immokalee, Florida, in Collier County. It is in Corkscrew. It is on Roberts Avenue West 0.1 miles east of North 15th Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the grounds of the Roberts Ranch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1215 Roberts Avenue West, Immokalee FL 34142, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally,

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 30, 2025

2. Cane Mill Marker

it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Well (a few steps from this marker); Kitchen (a few steps from this marker); Log Pen (a few steps from this marker); Sugarcane - Boiler (a few steps from this marker); Fertilizer Spreader (a few steps from this marker); Farm Equipment (a few steps from this marker); Hide House (a few steps from this marker); Pole Barn (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Immokalee.

Also see . . .
1. golden - cane mills evaporators kettles. (Submitted on August 28, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch. (Submitted on August 28, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 30, 2025

3. Cane Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.