Original Site of First Oil Mill in Texas
Erected by Frederick Hillje, 1866, using German-made sugar beet crusher adapted locally to seed processing. Later enlarged plant had regular milling machinery for cottonseed. After Galveston, Houston & San Antonio Railroad bypassed High Hill, Hillje moved mill to Weimar, 1880. (1967)
29.7193° N, 96.9258° W
The Texas Historical Commission lists this marker as missing. The inscription above is from its records.
Where to Find It
High Hill community, on High Hill Road near FM 2672. Marker reported missing Dec. 31, 1979. Map dot approximate.
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi SW Creuzbaur's Battery, C.S.A. "The Big Guns of Fayette" Schulenburg
- 1.2 mi S High Hill Cemetery Schulenburg
- 2.4 mi S Col. William F. Upton Schulenburg
- 2.4 mi S Carl T. Morene: A Shorthorn Forever Schulenburg
- 2.4 mi S Schulenburg City Cemetery Schulenburg
- 2.4 mi SE Schulenburg Baptist Church Schulenburg