Farmers_Union_Gin_Company

Farmers Union Gin Company

Farmers Union Gin Company

United States historic place

Farmers Union Gin Company was an American cotton processing company located in San Marcos, Texas.[2] Its main facility, located at 120 Grove Street, is now a registered historic site.[2]

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History

In 1908, Henry Kellerman, J. H. Barbee, A. H. Fleming, I. B. Rylander, and J. H. Williams acquired the premises of 120 Grove Street.[3] They then established in 1909 the Farmers Union Gin Company under the leadership of Oscar Calvin Smith Sr. (b. 1876 d. 1948, Texas Cotton Ginners Association organizer and director, San Marcos city commissioner 1924–1941 and mayor 1941–1942), an organization which would proceed to operate San Marcos' largest industrial facility at the time.[4][5]

The gin continued operations until 1966 and was later recognized by both the Texas Historical Commission and National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

Structure

The present building was constructed in 1911 as a replacement for one that was destroyed by fire.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    The National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 1989. p. 703. ISBN 978-0-942063-03-5.
  3. [3]
    "Marker No. 10264, Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "In Memory of Oscar Calvin Smith". Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fifty-First Legislature of the State of Texas. 3: 3289. 1949. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  5. [5]
    Henry, Shelly (January 11, 2010). "Dr. Gwen Smith, SMHS Class '33, Gives Oral History". Hays County Historical Commission. SMCISD. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2012.


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