Site of Guenther's Upper Mill

Site of Guenther's Upper Mill (HM28D3)

Location: San Antonio, TX 78204 Bexar County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 24.958', W 98° 29.616'

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Trained as a millwright in his native Germany, Carl H. Guenther (1826-1902) started his San Antonio operation in 1859 at the site of the present Pioneer Flour Mills. In 1868 he built another dam and mill upstream at this location. Because it was closer to town, the upper mill was an outlet for products from both plants. About 1900 the Guenther family began operating exclusively from the downstream facility. The vacated upper mill housed a macaroni factory, an ice cream company, and later a garage. In 1926 the structure was razed to widen the San Antonio River.
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HM NumberHM28D3
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Year Placed1979
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, June 11th, 2018 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 549124 N 3254179
Decimal Degrees29.41596667, -98.49360000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 24.958', W 98° 29.616'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 24' 57.48" N, 98° 29' 36.96" W
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Area Code(s)210
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 247 Washington, San Antonio TX 78204, US
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