Civil War Meat Packing Plant

Civil War Meat Packing Plant (HM2958)

Location: Jefferson, TX 75657 Marion County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 45.719', W 94° 20.905'

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About 2 miles to the southwest, the meat plant of J. B. Dunn dressed, packed and shipped beef, pork and mutton to the Confederate army. In 1861 began by packing 150 beeves a day. Well located, on the Cypress Bayou shipping route, with cattle in trailing distance, in east and north Texas. Herds were bought at $20 to $40 a head.

Used 42-gallon wooden barrels. Filled these with meat and brine. Obtained salt from New Iberia, La., and elsewhere through the Confederate government. Yet even with use of preservative salt, bloody water was sometimes found in the packed meat. The army complained it was made to accept this, though regular customers would have rejected it.

The greater portion of cattle went out of Texas on the hoof, to be served as fresh meat after being slaughtered in the army camp. So much beef, pork, mutton, grain, sugar, salt, peas, beans, flour and corn meal was shipped away that Texas became known as the breadbasket of the Confederacy.

Supplying of food was only one part of the Texas war effort, which included yielding her cotton crops as currency to buy guns and ammunition and other goods, and sending her mean and horses into the fight.
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HM NumberHM2958
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Year Placed1964
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
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Date Added Friday, July 6th, 2018 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 373694 N 3625705
Decimal Degrees32.76198333, -94.34841667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 45.719', W 94° 20.905'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 45' 43.14" N, 94° 20' 54.3" W
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Area Code(s)903, 430
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100 TX-49, Jefferson TX 75657, US
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