Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill, 19th century plantation ruins and botanical gardens in Port Orange, Florida, US.
Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill is a 12-acre site with gardens and preserved remains of a former sugar processing facility in Port Orange. Shaded by old oak trees and crisscrossed by winding paths, it features diverse plantings alongside the mill's structural remnants.
The site was established in 1804 for sugar processing operations but was destroyed during the Second Seminole War in the early 1800s. Later it served other purposes before becoming the gardens and historical space visitors see today.
The site is named after the Dunlawton family and reflects its past as a sugar production center through visible machinery and informational displays. Visitors walking through can see how this agricultural work shaped the local landscape over generations.
The grounds are open daily and accessible at your own pace, making it easy to explore independently. The shaded paths and tree coverage offer protection from sun and allow visitors to walk comfortably throughout the day.
The property served as Bongoland theme park in the 1950s, where colorful concrete dinosaur sculptures were installed throughout the grounds. These oddly placed artworks still stand today alongside the mill structures, creating a quirky overlap between two distinct historical periods.
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