Last spring we took a trip down to St. Mary's in south Georgia. This photo is of the Tabby Sugar Mill Ruins. Tabby is a sort of building material which was used in the southeast by mixing equal parts of lime, water, sand, oyster shells, and ash.
To read more about Tabby, click HERE
I love St. Mary's! My step-mom has a house near there in Kingsland and we always go over to St. Mary's for seafood.
ReplyDeleteWe saw several examples of tabby construction last year when we were in Savannah and on St. Simons island. We'll have to get to St. Mary's one of these days.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know sugar cane was growing so high in the North!
ReplyDeleteThis was really interesting, Tanya. Enjoyed it. Had never heard of middens before or tabby.
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The Blue Ridge Gal
That was very interesting! THanks for the lesson.
ReplyDeleteOyster shells? Really? That's weird - I wonder how they decided to throw in oyster shells? That's funny to think about!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thank you very much for your prayers - I sincerely appreciate all the support from everyone!
Oh this looks like something I would be interesting in touring..Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a interesting place to visit, since I just love to "Snoop Around History. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteStay warm there in VA. It's darn cold up here in PA. About 17 degrees! Brrrr! To darn cold for me. - Les
Looks like the walls held up good. Are the plantations still there?
ReplyDeleteVery interesting material. And I love the ruins, especially the moss growing on the stones.
ReplyDeleteTabby is also my favorite cat color.
ReplyDeleteTanya, I read both the plate inscription in your photo and the article you refered to. Facinating, and enjoyed the photo of the remains of the building. I have never heard of Tabby in this regard, so you have educated me. Thanks for this. - Dave
ReplyDeleteNever heard of tabby. Checked the link. Interesting. Obviously very resisitant. (I like to learn something when I blog and now I did again. Thanks!)
ReplyDeleteFascinating!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to learn something new everyday! Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteTabby! I've never heard of such material! The closest I know is coral rock as a construction material, like in Stone Town, the capital of Zanzibar, as the island comes from an atol and there was nothing else to built the houses. Unfortunatelly it easily absorbs water on monsoon time and makes the buildings look very degraded, but on the other hand they can become quite charming with time. Well, I like it! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love reading about this kind of history in the dailies that gets overlooked elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteLove the first shot.
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