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In December 1913 a group of local farmers met to organize the Burton Farmers Gin Association. This two-story corrugated metal-clad gin building was constructed in 1914. The gin's machinery was steam-powered until 1925, when an oil engine was installed. The only cotton gin in town after 1948, it continued operations through 1974. The Burton Farmers Gin is one of the few remaining complete gin and mill complexes in the United States.
Burton Farmers Gin is a historical marker in Burton, Washington County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1799, -96.5939 near Burton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wehring Shoe Shop and Residence (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texas Cotton Gin Museum, Hodde Drugstore, and Burton Depot.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008317. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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