| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-122 |
| Corporate Name: | Richard's Sawmill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Richard's Sawmill |
| Location: | About one mile southwest of Atlanta, near T&P railroad |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1910 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1910 |
| Town: | Atlanta |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1764 in 1906; 3400 in 1928; 4342 in 1934 |
| 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: | Steam ?
| 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 and Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | Richard's Sawmill appeared on the March 1910 edition of the United States Geological Survey map as located about one mile southwest of Atlanta, near the Texas & Pacific railroad tracks. Atlanta, according to the Handbook of Texas, was established on the Texas and Pacific route about 1872. By 1890 it had a population of 1,794. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |