| Alpha-Numeric Key: | OR-52 |
| Corporate Name: | Joseph Grigsby |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Joseph Grigsby |
| Location: | On Grigsby's Bluff above the Neches River, later Port Neches |
| County: | Orange |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1836 |
| End Year: | 1841 |
| Decades: | 1830-1839,1840-1849 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1836 or 1837 to about 1841 |
| Town: | Grigsby's Bluff, later Port Neches |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Squared timber for log houses
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Mule
| 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: | 300: 1840 |
| Capacity Comments: | About 300 to 500 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | An adz sawmill, also known as a “peck” mill because of its multiple adzes attached to a wheel for squaring small trees. This kind of mill was normally powered by a mule or ox. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Webb noted that Grigsby's Bluff above the Neches River is the location of the Joseph Grigsby home. He had received land from Lorenzo de Zavala in 1834 and built his house after the Battle of San Jacinto.
He established a “peck” sawmill on Grigsby's Bluff above the Neches River sometime before his death in 1841.
Simon Wiess bought the mill and moved it upriver to Wiess Bluff. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-24-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |