St. Marys’ Sugar Mill: A Tabby Marvel
Join Molly at the ruins of the McIntosh Sugar Mill in St. Marys, Georgia, where she discusses a rare historic building material – tabby! The Spanish invented this early form of concrete: oyster shells, lime, sand, and water in the 16th and 17th centuries, and it remained a popular building material under the British and Americans in the Southeastern U.S. until the early 1800s.
Finding a well-preserved tabby construction is rare, but Molly takes you inside one in this video. Come with her to study the tabby up-close, learn how this building was used, and hear where you can find tabby constructions yourself!
Molly Verlin, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, moved to Italy to become a tour guide upon graduating with an Art History degree from Davidson College. After receiving a Master’s degree in Renaissance Art in Florence through Syracuse University, she returned to the U.S. to teach college Humanities and Art History and lead local tours of Jacksonville and St. Augustine. She leads her own bus tours and walking tours in the American Southeast through Molly’s Old South Tours. You can find Molly @mollysoldsouth on Facebook and Instagram.
