| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-115 |
| Corporate Name: | Southern Pine Lumber Logging Front at Edna |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Southern Pine Lumber Logging Front at Edna |
| Location: | Camp Edna, about one mile north of Goodrich |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1927 |
| End Year: | 1930 |
| Decades: | - |
| Period of Operation: | About 1927 to 1930
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| Town: | Camp Edna |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Sawtimber and sawlogs
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Machinery and animals
| 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: | Logging equipment |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas-Southeastern Railway Company |
| Historicial Development: | Reba Redd Parker recalled that the Southern Pine Lumber logging camp Edna operated from about 1927 to 1930. It was located about one mile north of Goodrich in Polk County. Jack Sanders was the woods foreman. After his death a Mr. Goetzman served in the position. The camp had a company town attached to it. A boarding house, white quarters of twenty-four houses, and black quarters of twelve houses served as tenant housing. A Mr. Gardiner, a local preacher, encouraged home canning by tenants. After the camp closed on June 1, 1930, moved of the employees moved to Southern Pine Lumber's Camp Fastrill in Cherokee County. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-27-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |