Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
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Old Sugar Mill of Kōloa | |
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Brick chimney of Old Sugar Mill | |
| Location: | Maluhia and Kōloa Roads, Kōloa |
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| Coordinates: | 21°54′35″N 159°28′9″W / 21.90972°N 159.46917°WCoordinates: 21°54′35″N 159°28′9″W / 21.90972°N 159.46917°W |
| Built: | 1839–1841 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000296[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL: | December 29, 1962[2] |
National Historic Landmark plaque, 1965
The Old Sugar Mill of Kōloa was a sugarcane plantation in Hawaiʻi. It was one of the first plantation to be profitable. The Mill was founded by a company called Ladd & Company in 1935. The Mill location was on an island called Kauai in Kōloa.[3] This was the start of the sugarcane plantation industry in Hawaii. The sugarcane industry is Hawwii largest industry. The Mill Building was named as a National Historic Landmark on December 29, 1962.[2] A stone chimey and the lowest part of the building (or called Building foundation) remains today. They were build in the 1840.[4]
Old Sugar Mill Of Koloa Media
Old mill trough, chimney, and overgrowth
Bronze sculpture by Jan Gordon Fisher
Later Kōloa Sugar Mill, now derelict
References
- ↑ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places (2008-04-15)National Park Service.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Old Sugar Mill of Koloa. National Historic Landmark summary listingNational Park Service. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ↑ NHL Summary.
- ↑ Benjamin Levy. Old Sugar Mill of Koloa nomination form. National Register of Historic Places (August 1978)U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
Other websites
- Merle G. Ladd. Ladd & Company: Koloa Plantation - Hawaii's First Sugar Plantation. Ladds of New England web site. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- Grove Farm - Kaua'i Land Management & Community Development. web site. Retrieved 2010-03-08.