THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins are associated with legends of spirits connected to the site's violent nineteenth-century history. Visitors have reported figures resembling Seminole warriors running through the woods during the early morning. Dark shadow people are also said to appear near the ruins around sunset.
The ruins of this sugar mill, built around 1830, are rumored to lie on the site of a chapel built by Christopher Columbus. The ruins are said to be haunted by Seminole Indians, who run through the woods in the early morning hours, and dark shadow people, who appear near sunset.