Portland Cement Plants

This is the site of the first Portland Cement Plant west of Mississippi River and the second plant in the United States. The company was incorporated January 15, 1880, under the name of Alamo Roman and Portland Cement Company. Cement manufactured here was used in building the State Capitol in Austin, the material at this site was exhausted and the operations of the plant discontinued in 1907. Mrs. Charles Baumberger, Sr. became connected with this company on October 28, 1880, and was in charge of the business until its close. Erected by the city of San Antonio 1944. Gus B. Mauermann, Mayor Alfred Callaghan-Paul E. Steffler. Henry F. Hein-P.L. Anderson Commissioners.

Portland Cement Plants is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1944. 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 29.4619, -98.4769 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alamo Portland and Roman Cement Company (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Chinese Sunken Garden Gate, Confederate Tannery, and Trinity University.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029004084. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.