Powder Mill Estates near Tomball in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of Confederate Powder Mill
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 11, 2021
1. Site of Confederate Powder Mill Marker
The site was donated by Mrs. E.G. Hillegeist and her sons, Earl and Roy Hillegeist. Erected by Harris County Historical Survey Committee, Spring Creek County Historical Association and the descendents of those killed in the explosion.
Erected 1966 by Harris County Historical Survey Committee, Spring Creek County Historical Association and the descendents of those killed in the explosion. (Marker Number 12704.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 30° 6.542′ N, 95° 39.362′ W. Marker is near Tomball, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Powder Mill Estates. It is on Coral Canyon 0.7 miles north of Brown Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located within Spring Creek Park, in a clearing a couple hundred yards from the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tomball
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Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Creek Park Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Spring Creek County (approx. half a mile away); Salem Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Salem Lutheran School (approx. 1½ miles away); Old Salem Lutheran Church Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Griffin Memorial House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Pillot Family (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tomball (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tomball.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 11, 2021
2. Site of Confederate Powder Mill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,038 times since then and 187 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
