| Marker Number |
10357 |
| Atlas Number |
5213010357 |
| Marker Title |
Machinery From First Factory in Athens |
| Index Entry |
First Factory in Athens, Machinery From |
| Address |
|
| City |
Athens |
| County |
Henderson |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
231115 |
| UTM Northing |
3565139 |
| Subject Codes |
manufacturing; design and construction |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 19 (S. Palestine Rd. at Bryson Rd.) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Established 1882 (at site 1.5 mi. NE) by local planter H. M. Morrison, to make building brick. Total original machinery consisted of this press and plunger. Press was hand-operated. A mule-drawn swivel ran the plunger, mixing clay dug at the plant site. C. H. Coleman bought into firm in 1891; after Morrison's death in 1899 he became sole owner. Harbison-Walker Refractories Company bought business in 1940; continued making Coleman brick and enriching economy until closing in 1968. These machines are a permanent loan to city of Athens from Harbison-Walker. |
