Marshall in Harrison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Marshall Powder Mill
The Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy of which Texas was a part, established arsenals and ordnance stores at four sites in Arkansas. By the summer of 1863 the strategic position in Arkansas had become precarious, and the operations were relocated. The installation formerly at Arkadelphia was moved to Marshall at the end of August 1863.
Buildings were erected here for the manufacture of small arms, shops for smiths and carpenters, a magazine, and a powder mill. The powder mill was in full operation sometime between March and August of 1864. The arsenal, completed by the time of the war's end in May 1865, produced gunpowder and repaired small arms for the Confederate Army.
Following the surrender of the Confederate forces, the installation at Marshall was abandoned. After Federal forces occupied the town and began to dismantle the machinery, an explosion occurred which killed three soldiers and wounded two others.
Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10195.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 34.348′ N, 94° 22.608′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Texas, in Harrison County. Marker is on Loop 390, 0.1 miles FM 1997. Loop 390, north side between CR 4000 (Sue Belle Lake Road) and FM 1997 North (Norwood Street), 0.1 mi. N of the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marshall TX 75670, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marshall Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Van Zandt Hill (approx. 1.2 miles away); East Texas Baptist University (approx. 1.2 miles away); Matthew Duncan Ector (approx. 1.2 miles away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Alexander Travis Hawthorn (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lt. Gen. George Perry Rains (approx. 1.3 miles away); Marshall Hebrew Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marshall.
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