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The Thicket Sugar Mill and Rum Distillery Ruins

5/4/2015

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The Thicket (Photo by Barbara Stevenson)
The Thicket (Photo by Barbara Stevenson)
Description

Four standing ruins, along with rubble on the ground, are the remnants of William Carnochan’s sugar mill and rum distillery. 

History

According to a historical marker close by, The Thicket was operating in the early 1800s and was destroyed by a hurricane in 1824.

Location

GPS: N 31°25.759 and W 81°23.042

Address: Old Cane Mill Drive, Darien GA 31305

Accessibility: The ruins are located in a private gated community on Tolomato Island. A historical marker describing the ruins stands at the entrance to the Tolomato Causeway. From the causeway, turn right onto Old Cane Mill Drive at the Sugar Mill subdivision gated entrance. On the day we went, the gates were open to allow visitors to enter.  We could see the ruins on the left from our car.

2 Comments
Harriet Langford
9/18/2019 08:52:40 am

These ruins were slave cabins for the Sugar Mill and Rum Distillery whose ruins run along the creek further south. You may be able to obtain permission to visit that area too!

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Barbara Stevenson
9/18/2019 10:53:21 am

Thank you for this information, Harriet. Thanks also for the excellent work you do at the Ashantilly Center.

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