Site of Alexandria's First Sugar Refinery

Site of Alexandria's First Sugar Refinery (HM19MD)

Location: Alexandria, VA 22314
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 48.377', W 77° 2.883'

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1804-1828

The northern half of this block of Cameron Street, bounded by North Columbus Street on the east and North Alfred Street on the west, was the original site of the Moore-McLean Sugar Refinery. Within this half-acre lot was a five-story structure containing the refinery and the owner's original dwelling, a two-story frame house that fronted on North Alfred Street. Known as the Sugar House, it began operations in 1804. Lump and loaf sugar, molasses and candy were produced here from raw sugar imported from Cuba.

By 1810, Alexandria was ranked as the third largest producer of refined sugar in the U.S., exceeded only by Philadelphia and Baltimore. However, confronted in the mid-1820s by the rise of sugar production in Louisiana, and economic hard times in the Alexandria area, this refinery ceased its operations in 1828.

Erected to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Sugar House
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HM NumberHM19MD
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByAlexandria Archaeological Commission & Church Square Owners Association
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 10:14am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322164 N 4297272
Decimal Degrees38.80628333, -77.04805000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 48.377', W 77° 2.883'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 48' 22.62" N, 77° 2' 52.98" W
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Area Code(s)202, 703, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 130 N Columbus St, Alexandria VA 22314, US
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