Near site of Dance Gun Shop. Started on Brazos River in 1850 by brothers J.H., George, and David Dance. Shop produced guns which helped arm the Confederacy during Civil War, 1861-65. The firearms were noted for precision. Shop also made machinery for grist mills, cotton gins, sugar refineries, and sawmills.

Marker is on Jaggard Road (County Road 703) 0.1 miles south of Austin Street (County Road 300E), on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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