Details for Two Miles North to Site of Maurin Quarry
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5177003258
Data
| 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) |