The Cinclare Sugar Mill Historic District is located slightly north of the small community of
Brusly on the west bank of the Mississippi River in rural West Baton Rouge Parish. Its resources
consist of a sugar mill and associated support buildings, which are already abandoned in this area. Besides, there're also an agricultural area located right beside the industrial complex and still in use now, which makes the components of the site become more interesting.
The reason that I choose here as my observation site is although we will never know the exact number of agricultural and industrial company towns in Louisiana, it is clear from the available data that they numbered over 100. However, today only about a dozen survive with any semblance of integrity, and Cinclare is one of the best. It is conspicuous in this regard because it retains so many of its historic components, including the main house and its dependencies. In fact, Cinclare is one of only four company town complexes that still retain their industrial component.
The group of buildings at Cinclare is significant because it is a rare surviving example of a South Louisiana sugar complex. Today barely a handful of these complexes remain to illustrate the important role sugar played in the economy of the state's southern region.
Photos I took during my first site visit:
The chimney stack that towers above the mill
Inside of the Sugar mill
Color-fading "Entrance sign"
The only road that planted with trees
Barn
The only road that planted with trees
Agricultural space
Industrial components
Vegetation on the site
chimney stack
