H. Schumacher Oil Works - Morton Cemetery, Richmond, TX
Posted by: jhuoni
N 29° 35.128 W 095° 45.813
15R E 232307 N 3276042
This marker tells of a cottonseed plant in Navasota, TX, which is 70 miles away. The bricks here are from that facility.
Waymark Code: WMV7NV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2017
Views: 5
H. Schumacher Oil Works
Henry Schumacher (1852-1901) a native of Germany opened one of the first cottonseed -oil mills in this region in 1873. Assembling the machinery with only the aid of an old encyclopedia. The oil works produced cottonseed oil, meal, and cake, and processed about 1500 tons of seed per year.
Schumacher was honored for his contributions to the cottonseed industry about 1883 with a dinner at the White House given by President Charles A. Arthur.
The first mill burned in 1910, but was soon rebuilt. Complete with modern machinery. The oil works ceased operation in 1954.
These bricks came from the old building.