| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-1 |
| Corporate Name: | Burke Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | Burke Lumber Company |
| Owner Name: | T. J. and S. J. Treadwell with Burke Lumber Company |
| Location: | West of Burke at intersection of 63 and 63A |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 29 years |
| Start Year: | 1892 |
| End Year: | 1920 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | Probably built in 1891 or 1892 and may have operated into the 1920s. |
| Town: | Burke |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber.
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | 2000: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet of lumber in 1893 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The Treadwells were buying in Burke in 1886; that year S. J. and S. E. Treadwell bought a lot in town from H. Belote. In 1891, T. J. and S. J. Treadwell purchased blocks in the Antonio Chevans grant to the south, along the tracks of the Houston East and West Texas. They probably built their mill in Burke during that year. It appeared in the Galveston Weekly News in 1893 as cutting 20,000 board feet a day. The family continued to grow in importance in the town. Besides the mill, the Treadwells owned a company storehouse and general mercantile in Burke, located just opposite and east of the Houston East and West Texas depot.
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 12-04-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |