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Square Chimney |
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Square Chimney is a historical tourist attraction. Located at
Moo 10 Ta mai sub district, close to Ta jeen river, Kra tum ban,
Samut Sakhorn, it stands nearby the basketball field in Baan
Plong Liam school. Made around 1824 in the reign of King Rama 3,
the chimney was used in white sugar factory owned by a
Portuguese man named Captain Hilt. The chimney is made of bricks
and cement on the base 4 meter wide and 4 meter long. On the
basement is octagon chimney that each side's length is about 1
meter and gradually gets slimmer until it reaches 30 meter in
height. The distant between the chimney and the river shore used
to be 40 meters but because of erosion now it is only 14 meters.
It is believed that the Portuguese encouraged local people
to grow sugarcane as the soil was rich, suitable for sugarcane.
The claim is based on the fact that there are many sugarcane
mills in the area which the local called “Rong Heeb”. Later, the
landscape had changed as some steams (klong) were connected
together. On top of that, there were 3 current flowing in from
klong Lad Ta pla , klong Lad Harng pla and klong Lad Koh. So
salt water came in flooding sugarcane farms and owners had to
abandon their farms. It was in the time when sugarcane was
getting less important as rice became the number one product and
imported sugarcanes were better in quality than Thai’s.
Therefore, many sugar mills went out of business as well as
sugarcane mills and the Portuguese sugar factories in Samut
Sakorn. The places were desserted until today.
Directions: Driving on Petchkasem road until you reach
Phuttamonthon sai 4 junction and go straight passing traffic
light, turn left for 4 kilometers. You will pass Wat Tha kam and
cross Chalerm Prakiat Bridge. Then, you will reach Wat Tian dad
– Suan Pak junction. Go straight for 3 kilometers and you will
find Wat Tha mai. Continue to drive for 500 meters and then turn
right, go straight for 500 meters more and you will arrive at
the Square Chimney. |
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Krathum Baen |
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Tha Mai |
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Free |
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13.66759 N |
100.24417 E |
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