Saffold Dam
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ggmorton
N 29° 33.086 W 097° 58.290
14R E 599642 N 3269522
A marker located in Max Starcke Park which describes the nearby dam of the Guadalupe River.
Waymark Code: WM3W8H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2008
Views: 14
Marker Number: 4436
Marker Text:
Named for William Saffold, who owned land here in the mid-1800s, Saffold Dam is typical of many mill dams built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Originally a natural rock outcropping, the dam was first improved by Henry Troell in the late 1800s when he added rock to the dam to raise the water level to power a cotton gin. The city of Seguin bought Troell's property in 1907 to further develop the river's hydroelectricity, and subsequent improvements have led to the establishment of a hydroelectric plant on the dam's south side. (1991)
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