Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

CK-57

Corporate Name:

B. T Acker

Local Name:

Owner Name:

B. T. Acker

Location:

Unknown

County:

Cherokee

Years in Operation:

4 years

Start Year:

1885

End Year:

1888

Decades:

1880-1889

Period of Operation:

1885 to 1888

Town:

Unknown

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

Unknown

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Lumber, cotton, cornmeal

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:

Capacity Comments:

Unknown

Produced:

Rough Lumber	Planed Lumber	Crossties	Timbers
Lathe	Ceiling	Unknown	Beading
Flooring	Paper	Plywood	Particle Board
Treated	Other

Equipment:

Sawmill, cotton gin, and corn mill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Unknown

Historicial Development:

B. T. Acker mortgaged in the sum of $215 with Kingsland & Ferguson in 1885 for a sawmill, an engine, a boiler, a 60-saw gin, and a corn mill. The next year, Acker mortgaged with Comer, Farris, and Dial in 1886 for a an engine, a boiler, a saw and grist mill, two wagons, all lumber cut or to be cut, four oxen, and a cotton press and gin.

Research Date:

MCJ 01-24-96

Prepared By:

M Johnson