Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: MO-39
Corporate Name: Chandler Hill
Local Name:
Owner Name: Chandler Hill
Location: Four miles west of Conroe
County: Montgomery
Years in Operation: 11 years
Start Year: 1900
End Year: 1910
Decades: 1900-1909,1910-1919
Period of Operation: 1900 to about 1910
Town: Four miles west of Conroe
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
Power Source: Unknown
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
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Santa Fe
Historicial Development: According to the Montgomery County History, Chandler Hill operated a sawmill about four miles west of Conroe during the early 1900s.
Research Date: MCJ 03-19-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson