What Was Somerset Green Before Somerset Green

[IronTiger]

I know the land has been vacant for a while, but around 2002 (and before), it looks like it was a foundry/metal working area of some sort (including a railroad spur that may have linked the 290/UP line with the MKT).

I'm not concerned especially of ground/water pollution (most of these companies abandoning these sites do some sort of rehabbing, like the steel plant off of I-10 did), but I'm just curious.

[IronTiger]

Here's another "topic where I answer my own questions", here's the 1984-1985 listings:

 

6800...General Welding Works

6946...Lyexx Inc.

7000...Texas Metal Fabricating (also listed as "Shannon Boatman", though not sure that's a business name, different numbers)

7020..."Energy Servs Inter" and "Plastic Applicators" (same number)

 

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1970:

7020 - Plastic Applicators (a Schlumberger Co.)

 

1973:

7000 - Texas Metal Fabricating Co., Inc.

 

1976:

6800 - Radcliff Materials, Inc.

7000 - Texas Metal Fabricating Co., Inc.