Farmers Union Gin Company
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vhasler
N 29° 52.536 W 097° 56.474
14R E 602245 N 3305471
This brick gin house, built in 1911, actively ran until 1966.
Waymark Code: WMKG1Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2014
Views: 2
Located at 120 Grove Street in San Marcos, just south of the railroad tracks.
Marker Number: 10264
Marker Text:
Local farmers Henry Kellerman, J. H. Barbee, A. H. Fleming, I. B. Rylander, and J. H. Williams purchased this site in 1908. Through their efforts the Farmers Union Gin Company was established here under the leadership of Oscar Calvin Smith. The first industrial plant of its size in San Marcos, the gin became vital to the area's cotton industry and remained in operation until 1966. This brick gin house, built in 1911, replaced an earlier structure which burned.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981
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