Menger Soap Works
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Marker No: 3336
Medallion & Plate
Texas Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Geographic: 29.428738,-98.496445
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Marker Text: Johann Nicholas Menger (1807-1892) a native of Germany, came to Texas with the Castro colony and moved to San Antonio in 1847. In 1850 he started a factory that supplied soap for much of the city and southwest Texas. By 1873, Menger had built this limestone structure an important example of an early industrial building, to house his soap works. Utilizing the waters of San Pedro Creek. The factory operated until the early part of the twentieth century. (1983)
Location: 500 North Santa Rosa Street, San Antonio
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