Cuero Gin
501 W. Main, Cuero, TXThis is the only extant cotton gin in Cuero and remains in limited use. It was built about 1915, replacing the old Farmers Milling and Gin plant that previously had occupied the site. Cotton was extremely important to the local economy, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Cuero was one of the few cities in Texas to have a textile mill. This gin is the only preserved physical reminder of the local cotton market and the gin's continued operation makes it the oldest cotton-related business in existence in Cuero.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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