Site of Confederate Powder Mill
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ggmorton
N 30° 06.546 W 095° 39.364
15R E 244063 N 3333851
A marker in Spring Creek Park about the old mill that use to sit here.
Waymark Code: WM1RK5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
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Marker Number: 12704

Marker Text:
Established in 1861. Cannon Powder for the Confederate Army was made here until 1863, when the mill was destroyed by an explosion, killing William Bloecher, Adolph Hillegeist and Peter Wunderlich, employees of the mill. The site was donated by Mrs. E.G. Hillegeist and her sons, Earl and Roy Hillegeist. Erected by Harris County Historical Survey Committee, Spring Creek county Historical Association and the descendents of those killed in the explosion. Erected 1966
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