Henry Troell
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ggmorton
N 29° 33.087 W 097° 58.295
14R E 599634 N 3269525
A marker located in Max Starcke Park on the south side of Seguin.
Waymark Code: WM3W8F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2008
Views: 13
Marker Number: 2452
Marker Text:
(October 5, 1938 - December 19, 1921) A native of Wichmannshausen, Germany, Henry Troell moved to this area sometime prior to 1860. He served in the Confederate Army and in 1872 married area native Johanna Woehler. A successful freighting business enabled him to invest in several local properties and enterprises, including an innovative dam/grist mill operation at this site. He expanded the mill's water and hydroelectric generation capabilities and in the 1890s provided the city its first water and electric utility systems. His entrepreneurial and business legacy represent an important part of the city's development. (1994)
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