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Started on Brazos River in 1850 by brothers J. H., George, and David Dance. Shop produced guns which helped arm the Confederacy during Civil War, 1862-65. The firearms were noted for precision. Shop also made machinery for grist mills, cotton gins, sugar refineries, and sawmills. (1970)
Dance Gun Shop is a historical marker in East Columbia, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.1400, -95.6173 near East Columbia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Underwood, Ammon (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sweeny - Waddy Log Cabin, Tyler-Bryan-Weems House, and Weems, M. L., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009553. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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