| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-41 |
| Corporate Name: | Jefferson Wallace |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Jefferson Wallace |
| Location: | About twelves miles southeast of Tyler, just east of the Neches River |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1861 |
| End Year: | 1866 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1861 to 1866 |
| Town: | Southeast of Tyler |
| 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: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Jefferson Wallace erected a sawmill just east of the Neches River and southeast about twelve miles from Tyler during the Civil War. He abandoned it shortly after the war's end. The mill was situated on the old “Buffalo Gap” trail and near the Cherokee Trace, according to Dr. Woldert, who was raised in Tyler from the age of four in 1849.
A J. Wallace was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at Starrville in 1884, about fifteen miles northeast of Tyler.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |