| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-52 |
| Corporate Name: | J. H. Rucker |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. H. Rucker |
| Location: | Longview |
| County: | Gregg |
| Years in Operation: | 28 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880 to 1907 |
| Town: | Longview |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 2,300 in 1882. 3591 in 1905. |
| 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: | 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific; Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern (Texas & Gulf in 1905, later Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The J. H. Rucker sawmill was listed in an 1880 Chicago lumberman directory but not in an 1884 railroad listing. The 1880 directory gives the county as Gregg, Upshur, or Harrison. Nancy Ruff's edited Harrison County, Texas, Caucasian Residents in 1880 lists J. H. Rucker as living at Hallville and working as a “boss of sawmill.” J. H. Rucker at Longview appears in the 1907 LCA listing. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |