Yulee Sugar Mill

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park

The remnants of a thriving sugar plantation reveal a complex history of slavery and a country in turmoil

Hours

8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year

Fees

No fee required

Location

State Road 490
Homosassa FL 34446

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Contact Info

352-795-3817

Welcome to Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park

This site was once part of a thriving sugar plantation owned by David Levy Yulee.

Yulee was a member of the Territorial Legislative Council, and he served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate after Florida statehood. 

The park contains remnants of the once-thriving 5,100-acre sugar plantation: a 40-foot limestone masonry chimney, iron gears and a cane press. The steam-driven mill operated from 1851 to 1864 and served as a supplier of sugar products for Southern troops during the Civil War.

The park is located in the small town of Homosassa, about 3 miles west of the city of Homosassa Springs. Take U.S. Highway 19 (northbound or southbound) to the town of Homosassa Springs, then turn west onto County Road 490 West (Yulee Drive). Proceed for 2.5 miles to the park. There are brown and white highway signs that will lead you to the park. The ruins of the mill are situated within five feet of the road and can be easily seen. The site offers a picnic pavilion, restrooms, tables for picnicking, and grills.

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Manager's Message

Planning a family event? Picnic or grill under the park’s open air pavilion. Looking for a quiet, beautiful place to eat lunch under the oak trees? Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park is the place for you.
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Picnic Area at Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins

On one side of the street lie the ruins of the historic sugar mill, abandoned at the end of the Civil War, while on the other is a pleasant, open grassy area with tables and a pavilion.
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Yulee Sugar Mill
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Yulee Chimney
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Yulee Sugar Mill
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History of Yulee Sugar Mills

Over 1,000 enslaved people worked the 5,000 acre Margarita Plantation and mill, processing sugarcane into syrup, molasses and eventually rum.
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Mill Restoration

Located less than six feet from Yulee Drive, the towering 40-foot lime rock chimney of Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park is hard to miss.

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