Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	AG-132
Corporate Name:	Richard Blair Mill
Local Name:	Blair's Mill
Owner Name:	Richard Blair
Location:	Lufkin
County:	Angelina
Years in Operation:	11 years
Start Year:	1892
End Year:	1902
Decades:	1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation:	About 1892 to about 1902
Town:	Lufkin
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
Power Source:	Steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:	10000: 1893
Capacity Comments:	10,000 feet of lumber daily in 1893 to sometime after 1900
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Houston East and West Texas
Historicial Development:	Richard Blair built a small saw mill near Pollok soon after the Cotton Belt arrived in Angelina County. The mill was relocated to Lufkin on the Houston East and West Texas railroad by 1893. At this new location it was listed as cutting 10,000 board feet per day in April 1893. The mill was probably dismantled after 1900. Records of the 1900 Census revealed the following persons living in Precinct 1, Angelina County: Residence 477, Richard Blair, lumber manufacturer; Dr. John Eagan, mill physician, at residence 478; Residence 478, Dr. John Eagan, mill physician, and two boarders-Fred Evans, mill bookkeeper, and Ashley Stroud, mill shipping clerk; Residence 479, A. J. Caruthers, lumber manufacturer.
Research Date:	JKG 9-28-93, MCJ 01-12-96
Prepared By:	J. Gerland, M. Johnson