| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CH-27 |
| Corporate Name: | William Icet |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | William Icet, W. S. Icet, H. C. Icet |
| Location: | Cove, near Old River, west of Wallisville |
| County: | Chambers |
| Years in Operation: | 23 years |
| Start Year: | 1893 |
| End Year: | 1915 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1893 to 1898, 1902 to 1915 |
| Town: | Cove |
| 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 |
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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: | None |
| Historicial Development: | The area of Cove, in the Old River area, west of the Trinity River, has been largely devoted to flood-plain rice farming. Apparently, though, lumber existed in this area a hundred years ago and more. William Icet and his sons, W. S. and H. C., ran a sawmill from 1893 to 1898, then after the Galveston hurricane, the mill reopened in 1902 and ran until 1915. The reason for its closing was probably the results of the great hurricane of 1915, which damaged or destroyed more than thirty sawmills in Texas and Louisiana. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 6-23-94 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |