| Alpha-Numeric Key: | BO-15 |
| Corporate Name: | Cecil Phillips Lumber Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Cecil Phillips Lumber Mill |
| Location: | DeKalb |
| County: | Bowie |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1966 |
| End Year: | 1987 |
| Decades: | 1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989 |
| Period of Operation: | 1960s through 1980s |
| Town: | DeKalb or De Kalb |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed hardwood lumber.
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The sawmill operation of Cecil Phillips Lumber Mill at DeKalb lasted for more than twenty years. It appeared in the edition of Nelson Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas 1966. The mill produced rough lumber. It appeared as late as 1987 in a forest-products circular. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-07-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |