| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-92 |
| Corporate Name: | Talltimber Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Talltimber Lumber Company. E. D. Watson, J. B. Christensen, John D. Christensen. Noble |
| Location: | At or near Brookeland |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1916 |
| End Year: | 1920 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1916 to 1920 |
| Town: | At or near Brookeland |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 144 in 1905; 800 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: | 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Brookeland or near: steam boiler, sawmill, steam engine, one edger and twelve dollies, friction feed carriage
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| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | This mill was originally owned by a Mr. Noble, a San Augustine name prominent in sawmilling along the Sabine River and its tributaries. Sabine County records reveal that E. D. Watson and brothers J. B. and John D. Christensen owned sawmills at Brookeland and on the Henry Nichols survey in Sabine County, and at Frankston, in Anderson County. By May 1916, J. B. Christensen had bought out his brother and E. D. Watson.
This researcher presumes that Talltimber was the name of the company that J. B. Christensen organized for stock issue in 1917, for that is when Talltimber Lumber starts appearing in the Sabine County official records Talltimber Lumber Company, had succeeded to the properties of Watson-Christensen of Hemphill, with mills at Birdwell''s Switch, Brookeland, and the old Watson-Christensen mill on the Henry Nichols Survey, about four miles east and south of Hemphill, renamed Talltimber. In each of those years, it contracted to build tenant houses at Talltimber.
Later in 1920, Talltimber was in financial straits. The Sabine County sheriff had a writ of attachment against the mill for an unpaid labor bill.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |