No info on when sugarcane came to VA. But, do I get the "post of the week" for providing info about sugarcane and maple syrup/maple sugar???????? Sugarcane cultivation began in what is now the United States in the middle of the 18th century, when cuttings were planted in New Orleans. The first American sugar refinery was built in New York City in 1689, and the industry was finally established by the 1830s. Pat