Letter from Dr. John Milton Hawks to Charles Henry Coe (April 3, 1909)
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Title
Letter from Dr. John Milton Hawks to Charles Henry Coe (April 3, 1909)
Alternative Title
Letter from Hawks to Coe (April 3, 1909)
Subject
New Smyrna (Fla.)
Coe, Charles H.
Sugar--United States
Description
A letter of correspondence from Dr. John Milton Hawks (1826-1910), the founder of Hawks Park (present-day Edgewater), to Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954), author of Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles. In the letter, Dr. Hawks discusses the Cruger and DePeyster Sugar Mill, which was located two miles west of New Smyrna, Florida. For many years, the old sugar mill was mistaken for the ruins of a Spanish mission with origins dating back to the time of Christopher Columbus. This misconception led Captain Coe to publish Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission Near New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida in 1941. The steam sugar and saw mill was destroyed by Native Americans in 1845, just five years after it was erected. Also known as the New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, the ruins are located at 600 Old Mission Road in New Smyrna Beach and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Creator
Hawks, John Milton
Source
Original letter from Dr. John Milton Hawks to Charles Henry Coe, April 3, 1909: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster.
Date Created
1909-04-03
Contributor
Foster, Andrew M.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original letter from Dr. John Milton Hawks to Charles Henry Coe, April 3, 1909.
Is Part Of
Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Format
application/pdf
Extent
931 KB
Medium
2-page handwritten letter
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Hawks Park, Florida
New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Dr. John Milton Hawks.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Andrew M. Foster and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster
External Reference
Coe, Charles Henry. Debunking the so-Called Spanish Mission Near New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida. [Daytona Beach]: [Fitzgerald publications], 1941.
Redd, Robert. Historic Sites and Landmarks of New Smyrna Beach. [S.l.]: History Press, 2015.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2-page handwritten letter
Collection
Citation
Hawks, John Milton, “Letter from Dr. John Milton Hawks to Charles Henry Coe (April 3, 1909),” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6190.