Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: AG-129
Corporate Name: Popher Sawmill
Local Name:
Owner Name: Popher Sawmill
Location: Popher, near Huntington
County: Angelina
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1890
End Year: 1890
Decades: 1890-1899
Period of Operation: 1890
Town: Popher, near Huntington
Company Town: 2
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: Unknown
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: None
Historicial Development: According to the Land of the Little Angel: A history of Angelina County, Texas, a sawmill operated in the small community of Popher, near Huntington, in 1890.
Research Date: MCJ 01-12-96
Prepared By: M Johnson