| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-211 |
| Corporate Name: | Old River Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Old River Lumber Company of Appleby with LeRoy K. Morris |
| Location: | Cairo [Caro] |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1913 |
| End Year: | 1913 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1913 |
| Town: | Cairo [Caro] |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 200 in 1906 |
| 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: | Unknown
| 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 & New Orleans |
| Historicial Development: | The Old River Lumber Company was listed as a manufacturer of lumber at Appleby in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907. Nacogdoches County bills of sales registers record that the Old River Lumber Company of Appleby had a sawmill located at Cairo [Caro] in 1913, indicating that a mill had been moved some miles to the northwest since 1907. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |