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Photographer: Courtesy: Witte Museum, San Antonio
Caption: Marker detail: Iron Factory
Additional Description: Grist mills and manufacturing plants were powered by water wheels and turbines before the development of steam and electric engines. The San Antonio River between Presa and Navarro streets was the site of two such facilities. The iron factory was built in 1876 at the corner of Market and Presa streets. The plant was sold to George Holmgreen in 1878 and later became known as Alamo Iron Works. It moved to a less developed area east of town in 1884.
Submitted: January 17, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p461173
File Size: 0.271 Megabytes

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