Site of Marion Packing Co.

Site of Marion Packing Co. (HM10BE)

Location: Fulton, TX 78358 Aransas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 3.856', W 97° 2.101'

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The ruins of this rendering vat mark the location of the Marion Packing Co. (spelled "Meriam" in some records), one of the dozen or more meat packing plants built in the Rockport-Fulton area in the 1860s and 1870s to process the huge herds of range cattle that roamed Texas after the Civil War. Here beef was dried, salted, or pickled before shipping. The by-products such as tallow, hides, horns, and bones were sent to eastern factories. Like most of the coastal plants, Marion Packing Co. flourished until about 1880, when shipping cattle to northern markets proved more profitable.
Marker sponsor: Woman's Club of Aransas County
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HM NumberHM10BE
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Marker Number3213
Year Placed1976
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 9:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 693108 N 3105879
Decimal Degrees28.06426667, -97.03501667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 3.856', W 97° 2.101'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 3' 51.36" N, 97° 2' 6.06" W
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Area Code(s)361
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 103 Chapparel St, Fulton TX 78358, US
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