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It was a lot of fun today, because we had already located the various parts of the plantation and factory, which meant we could now explore each part of the site more in depth. I thought I'd share a few pictures from the exploration.
A long row house (where the slaves lived)
Ruins of the small ice factory
Equipment inside the ice factory
Equipment inside ice factory
Mold for ice (designed to be inserted into iceboxes)
Outside of the rum factory
Exterior shot of second story factory arches
Interior shot of the factory
Interior arched doorway
Second story interior arches
Flue (chimney) up to tree line
Stone reads A.F. 1868
David climbed down into the fire box (guess who the RPA of the group is) which
is where the fed the fuel and stoked the fire to heat the sugar into fermented molasses
Another shot of the flue - from the tree line up
A very pretty, very tall palm tree
The corner of the Great House - you can make out different types of bricks
David down inside a tiny room in front of the Great House
Storage room maybe?
Looking down into the Great House
Everyone wave to Peter, our fearless organizer!
Cool Tan Tan behind the row houses that ran beside the Great House
Candles from a Santeria ritual
Animal grave - beloved pet or slaughter from Santeria ritual?
End of the row house that sits next to the Great House
(Quite a ways from the first row house)
Modern archaeology. All we could determine is that it was a Ford.
David discovering an unusual piece of machinery
Backside of unknown piece (clearly teethed for gear work)
Large hermit crab that was a long long way from the beach!
Can't wait to go explore this find again. I also can't wait to see what we turn up on our next Gut Walk!
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