Central Guánica
View of the Central Guánica, circa 1910
Central Guánica was a sugar mill located in the town of Ensenada, in the Municipality of Guánica, Puerto Rico. It was one of the largest sugar mills in the Caribbean and until World War I, it was one of the largest mills in the world.[1] It ceased operations in 1982.[2]
History
Its owners, The South Porto Rico Sugar Company of New Jersey, USA, began construction of the Central Guánica sugar mill in 1901. The Central Guanica was one of the first corporations to organize a company town in Puerto Rico around the sugar mill. The town included a hospital, school and housing facilities.[2]
In 2002, the government of Puerto Rico declared the two chimneys of the sugar mill as historic monuments.[2]
Gallery
Carloads of sugar cane at the mill
Freight train used in hauling cane to the mill from loading stations
Sugar cane worker in the vicinity of Guanica, Puerto Rico
Inside the mill (circa 1910 and 1935)
References
- ↑ Ayala, César J. (1999). American sugar kingdom: the plantation economy of the Spanish Caribbean. UNC Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-4788-6.
- 1 2 3 "LEY NUM. 154 DE 10 DE AGOSTO DE 2002" (in Spanish). Lex Juris. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
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