Marker Inscription
Built in 1863 - by - Thomas Anderson - A native of Pennsylvania - Used as a powder mill - For the Confederate Armies - During the Civil War - Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Historical Marker
Anderson's Mill
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About this site
Anderson's Mill is a historical marker in Leander, Travis County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4349, -97.8769 near Leander. The nearest cataloged historic site is John M. King Log House (historical marker), about 2.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Baker Family Cemetery, Baker Family Cemetery, and Hudson Bend.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015298. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Anderson's Mill was built in the early 1860s by Thomas Anderson on Cypress Creek in northwestern Travis County to manufacture gunpowder for the Confederacy, an operation sometimes called the Travis Powder Works; after the Civil War it was converted to a gristmill and later a cotton gin. A granite marker recorded the site in 1936. The original mill now lies beneath Lake Travis, and a replica stands nearby.
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