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Johann Nicholas Menger (1807-1892), a native of Germany, came to Texas with the Castro Colony and moved to San Antonio in 1847. In 1850 he started a factory that supplied soap for much of the city and southwest Texas. By 1873, Menger had built this limestone structure, an important example of an early industial building, to house his soap works. Utilizing the waters of San Pedro Creek, the factory operated until the early part of the twentieth century.
Menger Soap Works is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4291, -98.4969 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garcia-Garza House (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Christopher Columbus Italian Society Hall, Italian American Community in San Antonio, and San Francisco Di Paola Catholic Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029003336. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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