​Site of
​ Confederate Arms Factory

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Marker Text: ​Built in 1862
by Short, Biscoe and Company
A contract made in 1862 with
the State of Texas
to furnish 5000 guns
was annulled in 1863,
as needed material and labor
could not be secured.
The equipment was then sold to the govern-
ment of the Confederate States (1936) 

Marker No: 7714

1936 Pink Granite with Brass Plaque Centennial Marker 

Geographic: ​32° 20.168′ N, 95° 18.358′ W

Location: ​intersection of South Robertson Avenue and Mockingbird Lane, on the left when traveling south on South Robertson Avenue. Tyler