| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HD-34 |
| Corporate Name: | Joseph M. Tryon |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Joseph M. Tryon of Houston |
| Location: | Tryon, one mile north of Olive, two miles south of Plank or Noble's Switch |
| County: | Hardin |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1881 |
| End Year: | 1882 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | From late 1881 until 1882 |
| Town: | Tryon |
| 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: | Texas & New Orleans [East Texas] in 1882 |
| Historicial Development: | Joseph M. Tryon of Houston visited Hardin County in October 1881 to plan construction of a sawmill about five miles north of Kountze, on the new East Texas (Texas and New Orleans) railroad.
He soon sold his interests here, perhaps as early as 1882, to the Noble and Sheldon Lumber Company, who had moved its operations to Plank. The area around Tryon's mill site, however, was later the home of another sawmill site and the town of Tryon, presumably named after J.M. Tryon, supposedly maintained a post office from 1888 to 1893. |
| Research Date: | JKG 10-13-93, MCJ 03-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |