| Marker Number |
8317 |
| Atlas Number |
5477008317 |
| Marker Title |
Burton Farmers Gin |
| Index Entry |
Burton Farmers Gin |
| Address |
|
| City |
Burton |
| County |
Washington |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
731713 |
| UTM Northing |
3341236 |
| Subject Codes |
factories, industrial buildings |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
On Main St. near intersection with Mulberry, Burton.
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
In December 1913 a group of local farmers met to organize the Burton Farmers Gin Association. This two-story corrugated metal-clad gin building was constructed in 1914. The gin's machinery was steam-powered until 1925, when an oil engine was installed. The only cotton gin in town after 1948, it continued operations through 1974. The Burton Farmers Gin is one of the few remaining complete gin and mill complexes in the United States. |
