Marker Inscription
Built on the site of an earlier grist mill, the Gruene Cotton Gin was constructed in 1878 by H. D. Gruene. Powered by the Guadalupe River, the gin was steam-operated and served to process the vast amounts of cotton grown in the area, the gin played an important part in the economic development of Gruene, a community dependent upon the cotton crop. The gin was destroyed in a 1922 fire, and only part of the boiler room remains. A new electric gin was built at another location and served the community until the cotton crop was lost to a boll weevil infestation in 1925. (1989)
About this site
Gruene Cotton Gin is a historical marker in Gruene, Comal County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 106 historical markers documented in Comal County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 256 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7381, -98.1049 near Gruene. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gruene's Hall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gruene Mansion, Neuse, Erhardt, House, and Gruene, H. D., Mercantile.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5091002294. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
