San Antonio, TX, United States
Alamo Iron Works. George Edward Holmgreen (1822-1899) migrated from his native Prussia to this country with his wife Bertha. From Florida, he made his way in the early 1870s to San Antonio. Holmgreen soon became the owner of Schuhle and Nixon Alamo Iron Works. The company made iron and brass casting
s and forged wrought iron railings and other parts needed in the early days of this frontier town. In 1884 the company moved from the corner of Market and Presa Streets on the San Antonio River to thi
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