Manufacture of Saltpetre
New Braunfels
Comal County, Texas
29 42.752' N 98 08.237' W
THIS MONUMENT MARKS THE LOCATION WHERE IN 1863 CAPT. W. SEEKATZ ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND OLDEST SETTLERS AND LATER CAPTAIN OF THE FIRST BOY SCOUT TROOP OF NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. ED. BRADON, JOE NEY, JACK MARSHALL AND ED. DREISS ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURED SALTPETRE FROM GUANO BROUGHT FROM A CAVE 3 MILES WEST OF THIS PARK FOR THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT BY THE ORDER OF MAJ. REED AND CAPT. HARRISON OF THE NITRO AND MINING DEPT., WESTERN DIST. TEX.