To fill footwear, harness and saddlery needs of the South; established 1863 on this site, then 2 miles above city limits. Operated in summer as well as winter, because tanning agent, a soup made of chopped mesquite wood, soaked deeply into hides. Thus, unlike other tannins, this prevented loss in hot weather. Plant treated 6,000 hides at a time. Shoemakers of Confederate Texas were to be concentrated here. A cotton and woolen mill, run by San Antonio river power, was also built on plant site. Other wartime Texas products included salt, hats, cotton cards.
Directions
Northeast corner of North St. Mary's and Alpine in Brackenridge Park
Historical Codes
MG
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Map Location
Map data provided by Texas Historical Commission. Some locations are approximate
