Black plaque № 15676
New Braunfels, TX, United States
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John F. Torrey, Site of Early Mill and Factory. (1821- 1893) Pioneer promotor of Texas industry. He operated a flour, grist and saw mill, a sash, door and blind factory (1850), a cotton factory (1863) and the first woolen factory in Texas. With indomitable spirt he rebuilt the plant, after partail d
estruction by tornado and floods, until all was swept away. #2779
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