| Marker Number |
458 |
| Atlas Number |
5089000458 |
| Marker Title |
Gail Borden |
| Index Entry |
Borden, Gail |
| Address |
|
| City |
Borden |
| County |
Colorado |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
723690 |
| UTM Northing |
3287418 |
| Subject Codes |
journalists; inventors and inventions; manufacturing; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Weimar, take US 90 4.5 mi. east to Borden, in Borden take CR 217 exactly 1 mi. to crossover point at railroad; marker is on private property just north of creek (across railroad) |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker |
| Marker Text |
Site of the beef canning plant and residence, built in 1872, by Gail Borden (1801-1874), pioneer surveyor, newspaper editor and inventor of the process of condensing milk, who operated this plant until his death. Demolished in 1885. |
