Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
Sugarcane plantation
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 | |
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| Location | Maluhia and Kōloa Roads, Kōloa |
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| Coordinates | 21°54′35″N 159°28′9″W / 21.90972°N 159.46917°W |
| Built | 1839–1841 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000296[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962[2] |
References
change- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "NHL Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-08-25.
- ↑ 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.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Sugar Mill of Koloa.
- Merle G. Ladd. "Ladd & Company: Koloa Plantation - Hawaii's First Sugar Plantation". Ladds of New England web site. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- "Grove Farm - Kaua'i Land Management & Community Development". web site. Retrieved 2010-03-08.