Saffold Dam
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Marker No: 4436
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
State Antiquities Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Geographic: 29.552502, -97.971283
Location: in Max Starke Park on SH 123 on south edge of Seguin
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Marker Text: Named for William Saffold, who owned land here in the mid-1800s, Saffold Dam is typical of many mill dams built during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Originally a natural rock outcropping, the dam was first improved by Henry Troell in the late 1800s when he added rock to the dam to raise the water level to power a cotton gin. The city of Seguin bought Troell's property in 1907 to further develop the river's hydroelectricity, and subsequent improvements have led to the establishment of a hydroelectric plant on the dam's south side. (1991)
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