Details for Two Miles North to Site of Maurin Quarry

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5177003258

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Marker Number 3258
Atlas Number 5177003258
Marker Title Two Miles North to Site of Maurin Quarry
Index Entry Maurin Quarry
Address US 90A
City Gonzales
County Gonzales
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 659645
UTM Northing 3263132
Subject Codes architects and architecture; business topics; geology; French topics
Marker Year 1969
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location US 90A, N side, 6 mi. E of Gonzales. Marker reported missing Aug. 1984. Map dot approximate.
Private Property No
Marker Condition Missing
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text In operation 1882-1908, this quarry supplied sandstone for buildings in Gonzales, Shiner, Moulton, Flatonia, Hallettsville. Stone was first dynamited, then cut by hand. It was shipped by wagon until railroad was built. The founder was Firmin Maurin, from Marseilles, France. (1969)

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