Two Miles North to Site of Maurin Quarry
Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In operation 1882-1908, this quarry supplied sandstone for buildings in Gonzales, Shiner, Moulton, Flatonia, Hallettsville. Stone was first dynamited, then cut by hand. It was shipped by wagon until railroad was built. The founder was Firmin Maurin, from Marseilles, France. (1969)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Two miles north stood the Maurin Quarry, which from 1882 to 1908 supplied sandstone for buildings across a cluster of South Texas towns—Gonzales, Shiner, Moulton, Flatonia, and Hallettsville. Workers first dynamited the stone, then cut it by hand, hauling it out by wagon until a railroad reached the area. Its founder, Firmin Maurin, had come all the way from Marseilles, France.
Why it matters
It marks the hard, hand-cut industry that literally built the towns of a region, and the immigrant entrepreneurs who supplied the stone.
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