Sherman in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pool Manufacturing Company
Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2024
1. Pool Manufacturing Company Marker
Company was purchased in August 1911, by R.F. Pool and son, Carl; in following years, expansion led to use of several separate buildings in downtown Sherman. Name changed to Pool Manufacturing Company in 1925.
In December 1928, plant was moved to this site with 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
Originally manufacturing overalls, they later added work pants, work shirts, and matched uniforms; all bearing the Pool's "Swetpruf" brand, an important first in the industry being a color-fast khaki. Pool was leader in the practice of pre-shrinking fabrics before manufacture; this was before sanforization.
In the early 1930's Pool introduced the original Army Cramerton cloth, basic fabric still used by U.S. Armed Forces. Carl Pool began and developed application of modern day industrial engineering to manufacture of garments. Further expansion recently has put Pool into the field of manufacturing sports clothes.
Market area now extends to the Pacific coast and some foreign countries.
Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7420.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1911.
Location. 33° 37.203′ N, 96° 36.098′ W. Marker is in Sherman, Texas, in Grayson County. It is on South Montgomery Street north of East Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located along the street behind the company fence. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1602 S Montgomery St, Sherman TX 75090, United States of
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: City of Sherman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sherman Manufacturing Company (approx. half a mile away); St. Mary's Catholic Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of Captain LeTellier's School (approx. Ύ mile away); Metz House (approx. one mile away); Central Christian Church (approx. one mile away); Walnut Street Church of Christ (approx. one mile away); Old Sherman Public Library (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2024
2. The view of the Pool Manufacturing Company building and Marker along the street
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 185 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
