Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

LI-116

Corporate Name:

William Stacy

Local Name:

Owner Name:

William Stacy

Location:

1,0445 acres on five different surveys near Devers

County:

Liberty

Years in Operation:

1 year

Start Year:

1899

End Year:

1899

Decades:

1890-1899

Period of Operation:

1899

Town:

Devers

Company Town:

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

Power Source:

Steam

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

Unknown

Produced:

Rough Lumber	Planed Lumber	Crossties	Timbers
Lathe	Ceiling	Unknown	Beading
Flooring	Paper	Plywood	Particle Board
Treated	Other

Equipment:

Sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Unknown

Historicial Development:

On the 1899 county tax roll, Stacy was rendered for taxation on eight horses or mules, thirty-five cattle, sixteen sheep and three hogs, two wagons, manufacturing tools worth $150, and a steam engine and boiler worth $600. The 1,045 acres were located on the Uriah Anderson, Benjamin Freeman, J. H. Chism, Levi Barrow, and the Louis DeBlanc surveys.

Research Date:

MCJ 03-14-96

Prepared By:

M Johnson