| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-75 |
| Corporate Name: | Bell and Martin |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Bell and Martin (possibly J. D. Martin) |
| Location: | Possibly Martinsville, eastern Nacogdoches County, near the Attoyac River |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1849 |
| End Year: | 1850 |
| Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1849 to the 1850s |
| Town: | Martinsville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and cornmeal
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Water, then 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: | 50,000 feet during the reporting period of the Census |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Dr. J. D. Martin, according to a Nacogdoches newspaper, settled during the early 1850s in the area of what was known in 1907 as Martinsville. He was a good doctor. Martin built both water and steam mills at Martinsville to mill timber. His oxen teams, using carry alls, hauled the logs one at a time for a distance of several years. Martin died about 1902. The water-powered saw and grist mill of Bell and Martin in Nacogdoches County employed two hands during the census year ending June 1, 1850. The mill's owners had $2000 invested in the mill and paid $32 per month in wages. Lumber production was only 50,000 feet for the year, and was valued at $500. Corn meal production, on the other hand, was valued at $3060.
It is possible that one of the owners was Dr. J. D. Martin, who settled in what would later be known as Martinsville, near the Attoyac River. He ran a water-powered mill and later a steam mill.
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| Research Date: | JKG 9-20-93, M. Johnson 04-22-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |