Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: NA-59
Corporate Name: A. J. Nichols
Local Name:
Owner Name: A. J. Nichols
Location: Cushing
County: Nacogdoches
Years in Operation: 3 years
Start Year: 1957
End Year: 1959
Decades: 1950-1959
Period of Operation: 1957 to no later than 1959
Town: Cushing
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: 479 in 1950
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: Unknown
Historicial Development: The A. J. Nichols sawmill service at Cushing appeared in 1957 in Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas and the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958.
Research Date: MCJ 02-10-96
Prepared By: M Johnson