Historical MarkerFarmers Union Gin Company
San Marcos · Hays County · Dedicated 1981 · THC Atlas #5209010264
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Marker Inscription
Local farmers Henry Kellerman, J. H. Barbee, A. H. Fleming, I. B. Rylander, and J. H. Williams purchased this site in 1908. Through their efforts the Farmers Union Gin Company was established here under the leadership of Oscar Calvin Smith. The first industrial plant of its size in San Marcos, the gin became vital to the area's cotton industry and remained in operation until 1966. This brick gin house, built in 1911, replaced an earlier structure which burned. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981 Incise in base: Restored by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Crook and Mr. and Mrs. Randall Morris - 1981
About this site
Farmers Union Gin Company is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8756, -97.9413 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Marcos Milling Company (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Southside School, Wesley Chapel A. M. E. Church, and Eddie Durham.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5209010264. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
