Spanish Mission Historic Marker
Dublin Core
Title
Spanish Mission Historic Marker
Alternative Title
Spanish Mission Historic Marker
Subject
New Smyrna Beach (Fla.)
Missions--Florida
Catholic Church--Florida
Franciscans--Florida
Native Americans
Indigenous peoples--United States
Amerindians
Description
The historic marker for a site that was once believed to be the ruins of a Spanish mission dating back to the time of Christopher Columbus. In his book, titled Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission Near New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida (1941), Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954) demonstrates that the ruins were actually 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. 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. Capt. Coe requested that the marker be removed in 1941 and the State of Florida compiled, but little was known about the marker's whereabouts for rest of the century. A few decades after its removal, the marker was recovered and donated to the New Smyrna Museum of History. This particular photograph was taken sometime before the marker was removed.
Source
Original black and white photographs: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster.
Date Created
ca. 2014-11-19
Contributor
Foster, Andrew M.
Is Part Of
Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
345 KB
287 KB
Medium
2 black and white photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Charles Henry Coe 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.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 black and white photographs
Collection
Citation
“Spanish Mission Historic Marker,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6196.