Historical MarkerGuenther's Upper Mill
San Antonio · Bexar County · Dedicated 1979 · THC Atlas #5029004808
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Marker Inscription
Trained as a millwright in his native Germany, Carl H. Guenther (1826-1902) started his San Antonio operation in 1859 at the site of the present Pioneer Flour Mills. In 1868 he built another dam and mill upstream at this location. Because it was closer to town, the upper mill was an outlet for products from both plants. About 1900 the Guenther family began operating exclusively from the downstream facility. The vacated upper mill housed a macaroni factory, an ice cream company, and later a garage. In 1926 the structure was razed to widen the San Antonio River. (1979)
About this site
Guenther's Upper Mill is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1979. 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 29.4160, -98.4936 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gustav Blersch House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Alfred Giles Home, Sartor House, and Altgelt-Isbell House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029004808. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
