| Marker Number |
2779 |
| Atlas Number |
5091002779 |
| Marker Title |
John F. Torrey, Site of Early Mill and Factory |
| Index Entry |
Torrey, John F., Early Mill and Factory |
| Address |
|
| City |
New Braunfels |
| County |
Comal |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
584827 |
| UTM Northing |
3286610 |
| Subject Codes |
mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
at end of Mill St in Prince Solms Park. New Braunfels |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Large granite Centennial Marker |
| Marker Text |
(1821- 1893) Pioneer promotor of Texas industry. He operated a flour, grist and saw mill, a sash, door and blind factory (1850), a cotton factory (1863) and the first woolen factory in Texas. With indomitable spirt he rebuilt the plant, after partail destruction by tornado and floods, until all was swept away. |
