210 Feet North 36º East of this Point is the Exact 
Site of a
​Confederate
​Powder Mill

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Marker Text: ​Erected in 1862 by William Rowen. On April 29, 1863 it was destroyed by an explosion and its owner killed. Also killed was Joshua G. Phillips. (1936) 

Marker No: 7978

1936 Gray Centennial Marker 

Geographic: 32.388008,  -96.846863

Location: 300 North Rogers Street, Waxahachie