Port Orange in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battle of Dunlawton Plantation

Photographed by Diane Murphy, October 2019

1. Battle of Dunlawton Plantation Marker

Inscription. During the 2nd Seminole War, 1836, the Mosquito Roarers, a company of Florida militia under Major Benjamin Putnam, engaged a large band of Seminoles pillaging Dunlawton, a sugar plantation on the Halifax River. Heavy fighting ensued, but the militiamen were unable to disperse the Indians. The extensive system of sugar plantations on Florida's east coast was eventually destroyed by Seminole raids and the sugar industry in this area never recovered.

Erected 1961 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-34.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 29° 8.444′ N, 81° 0.375′ W. Marker is in Port Orange, Florida, in Volusia County. It is on Old Sugar Mill Road east of Herbert Street, on the right when traveling east. Old Sugar Mill Road forks to the north off Herbert Street, and the marker is to the east of that intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 Old Sugar Mill Road, Port Orange FL 32129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, 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: The Dunlawton Sugar Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugar Making (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Dunlawton's Building Blocks (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish Mills and Bongoland (within shouting distance of this marker); The Most Dangerous Chieftain (within shouting distance of this marker); From the Boardwalk (within shouting distance of this marker); Emathla (King Philip) (within shouting distance of this marker); Destruction of Dunlawton Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Orange.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Oak (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. The marker is in the guest parking lot for the Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens, a botanical gardens and park established amidst the ruins of the old plantation. The parking is on the south side of Old Sugar Mill Road, directly across the street from the gardens.

Additional keywords. Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens

Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010

2. Battle of Dunlawton Plantation Marker

Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010

3. Battle of Dunlawton Plantation Marker

Dunlawton Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010

4. Dunlawton Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens entrance

Across the street from the historical marker.

Dunlawton Sugar Mill Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010

5. Dunlawton Sugar Mill Ruins

At the ruins of the old plantation's sugar mill, a protective roof and boardwalk were recently constructed.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,533 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.