Marker Inscription
Established by N. B. Tanner in 1862 for the manufacture of guns and bayonets. Continued in operation until 1865. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Historical Marker
Confederate Arms Factory, Site of
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About this site
Confederate Arms Factory, Site of is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1062, -97.3186 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cornelsun, John, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Starcke, Richard, House, Schaeffer, W. F., House, and Starcke, Richard, House (Gone?).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009172. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
During the Civil War, Bastrop was home to one of a handful of Confederate gun factories operating in Texas. The works of gunsmith N. B. Tanner produced Model 1841-type rifles for the Confederacy. This marker notes the site of that arms manufacturing.
Sources: tshaonline.orgen.wikipedia.org
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