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Old Sugar Mill of Koloa

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 Kōloa
Brick chimney of Old Sugar Mill
Location:Maluhia and Kōloa Roads, Kōloa
Coordinates:21°54′35″N 159°28′9″W / 21.90972°N 159.46917°W / 21.90972; -159.46917Coordinates: 21°54′35″N 159°28′9″W / 21.90972°N 159.46917°W / 21.90972; -159.46917
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

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

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Old Sugar Mill of Koloa". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  3. ↑ "NHL Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-08-25.
  4. ↑ Benjamin Levy (August 1978). "Old Sugar Mill of Koloa nomination form". National Register of Historic Places. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-03-08.

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