Site of Confederate Arms Factory
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 20.167 W 095° 18.360
15S E 282959 N 3580030
A 1936 Texas Centennial Marker stands at the curb near the northeast corner of the intersection of Mockingbird Ln and Robertson Ave, Tyler, TX, noting this as the former location of an arms factory used by the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMXM7H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 7714

Marker Text:
Built in 1862 by Short, Biscoe and Company A contract made in 1862 with the State of Texas to furnish 5000 guns was annulled in 1862, as needed material and labor could not be secured The equipment was then sold to the government of the Confederate States Erected by the State of Texas 1936
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