Sunday, December 27, 2020

Some interesting yet lost history of Daffan Gin explored.

Daffan Gin is one of the lost cotton gins of Austin and Travis County. Not too much history is known about Daffan Gin.This news article share some of the history of Daffan Gin. 

Daffan Gin was established on what was then Route 2 and is now Old Manor Road in 1912 on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. T. E. Carlson ran, owned, and operated the Daffin Gin which belonged to the Daffin Gin Company. The only remnants left today of Daffan Gin are a dilapidated broken down shed and the road called Daffan Gin Road. Most of these remnants are hidden from public view as they are covered by trees and overgrown shrubbery.

Daffan Gin was located at 9103 Old Manor Road, Austin, Texas US 78724.

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