Bulow Plantation Ruins in Florida

We finally took a break and went out exploring a bit this week. One spot we went was to Bulow State Park which is home to Bulow Plantation Ruins. This is an old sugar mill and plantation from the 1800's. It was damaged during the Second Seminole War in 1836.
This portion of the park is near the towns of Ormond Beach and Flagler Beach Florida. The Bulow Plantation is about 150 acres inside the 5,600 acre Bulow Creek State Park. We found it an interesting place to visit, and will likely go there again given how close it is to us, and the very nice bicycle/walking trails throughout the park.

It appears to have been built in 1831, lasting only 5 years until destroyed and burnt by the Seminole Indians during the wars. Also rumored to be haunted with some folks reporting sightings of an
A lot of interesting trees here. I just love the moss hanging from the oak trees everywhere.
Found this cool tree along the woods trail nearby. What looked initially like a large hollowed out portion.
Actually turned out much larger than expected. Taller than me and large enough to walk through!
We also spotted a fairly good size Gopher Tortoise along the way. Probably about 15 inches across. We also saw a mama deer and two very young fawns on the way out, but did not get pics of those.

Yay! My first Worldmappin post! Was very pleased to see the old ones came across to the map. Got around much more than I thought the last few years.