The Thicket, GA
History
Carnochan in 1816 had constructed a tabby sugar mill and rum distillery on the banks of Carnochan Creek in McIntosh County at the Thicket.
North of the curing house at the Thicket are the tabby ruins of Georgia's first rum distillery.
[Source: Georgia Department of Natural Resources (relevant page), cited 2006]
The rum distillery were operated successfully on a commercial scale until 1824.
[Source: Georgia Historic Markers (relevant page), cited 2006]
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