| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-51 |
| Corporate Name: | Robert Howard Lee |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Robert Howard Lee |
| Location: | Garrison: intersection of Highway 59 and paved road 95 # |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1907 |
| Town: | Garrison |
| 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: | 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: | 20000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet of lumber daily in 1906 |
| 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: | Houston East and West Texas (later Southern Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | Howard Lee's sawmill at Garrison appeared in the January 1905 Lumbermen's Credit Association's reference book. It was apparently moved from Fitze to its new location, as the following report from the American Lumberman of January 21, 1905 revealed: “Howard Lee, who owns a large mill at Garrison and has the reputation of having been in the lumber business longer than anyone else in Nacogdoches County, was in Beaumont for a few days last week. He has owned mills at Lola, on the Houston, East and West Texas; at Nacogdoches and at Fitze, from which latter place he moved his mill to Garrison.” A 1906 listing of sawmills, however, showed R.H. Lee's mill to be at Fitze.
The Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907 revealed his mill to be at Garrison. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |