Port Orange in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Destruction of Dunlawton Plantation
Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010
1. Destruction of Dunlawton Plantation Marker
The war cost the United States 19 million dollars, four times the amount paid to Spain for the entire state of Florida.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1836.
Location. 29° 8.485′ N, 81° 0.391′ W. Marker is in Port Orange, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from Old Sugar Mill Road east of Herbert Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is on the grounds of the Dunlawton Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens. 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: Emathla (King Philip) (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish Mills and Bongoland (within shouting distance of this marker); Dunlawton's Building Blocks (within shouting distance of this marker); Living on the Edge (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugar Making (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Oak (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Regarding Destruction of Dunlawton Plantation. The site was listed with the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 under the name Dunlawton Plantation--Sugar Mill Ruins (# 73000606).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the story of the Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill Ruins, study each marker in the order shown.
Photographed by AGS Media, July 31, 2011
2. Destruction of Dunlawton Plantation Marker
Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010
3. Dunlawton Plantation Sugar Mill Chimney
Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010
4. Iron Kettles at Sugar Mill Ruins
Photographed by AGS Media, August 13, 2010
5. Machinery at the Ruins of Dunlawton Plantation
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 26, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 27, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
