| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-93 |
| Corporate Name: | W. D. Smith |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. D. Smith (“Buck” Smith) |
| Location: | Pine Hill or Pinehill, also earlier as Rake Pocket |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1884 |
| End Year: | 1890 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1884 to 1890 |
| Town: | Pine Hill or Pinehill |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | Railway and express at Henderson. Later the Timpson & Henderson (Ragley) at Pinehill. |
| Historicial Development: | W. D. Smith was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at Pinehill, Rusk County, in 1884. According to Webb, Pinehill, settled before the Civil War, was first known as Rake Pocket. It is located in eastern Rusk County except for a little time near the end of the 1800s when it was located in Panola County. In 1890, a Buck Smith at Pine Hill, according to the East Texas Genealogical Society, was recorded on the 1890 tax abstract for Panola County. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |