| Marker Number |
5841 |
| Atlas Number |
5239005841 |
| Marker Title |
Site of William Millican's Gin House |
| Index Entry |
Millican, William, Site of Gin House |
| Address |
FM 530 |
| City |
Edna |
| County |
Jackson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
733204 |
| UTM Northing |
3212983 |
| Subject Codes |
Texas Revolution; mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Off FM 530 on private property. |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
First cotton gin in Jackson County. Here was held the memorable "Lavaca-Navidad Meeting" on July 17, 1835. At this meeting resolutions were adopted protesting against the treatment of the Texas colonists by the Mexican government. James Kerr was chairman of the meeting and S.C.A. Rogers, secretary. The first formal public protest was a forerunner of the Declaration of Independence, March 2, 1836. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
