| Marker Number |
10071 |
| Atlas Number |
5171010071 |
| Marker Title |
Site of The Andreas Lindig Lime Kiln |
| Index Entry |
Lindig, Andreas, Lime Kiln, Site of |
| Address |
US 290 |
| City |
Stonewall |
| County |
Gillespie |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
537549 |
| UTM Northing |
3345113 |
| Subject Codes |
geology; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Gillespie County Safety Rest Area, between Trinity Lutheran Church and Lower Albert Road |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
First kiln, eastern Gillespie County. Built 1874 by Andreas Lindig, trained in his native Germany in quicklime making. On his homestead, he found rock to be hauled to this site by ox-wagon, using 7 loads of rock for each "batch" of lime. Post oak wood, burned in a cooking bed, produced high heat which produced the lime. Besides that for his own use, he made lime commercially for neighbors. Lindig's home (built 1874, about .5 mi. S) shows endurance of cement made from his lime. So does the 1963-1969 "Texas White House," built nearby in 1897 by Willie Meier. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970 Incise in base: Erected by Otto Lindig (age 86) and Lydia Lindig Bohls (age 60) |
