Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SM-80
Corporate Name: Walnut Grove Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: Walnut Grove Lumber Company
Location: Post office box in Tyler
County: Smith
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1948
End Year: 1948
Decades: 1940-1949
Period of Operation: 1948
Town: Post office in Tyler
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Rough and finished lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Berlin band mill and No. 14 Mississippi planer
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: International & Great Northern; St. Louis & Southwestern
Historicial Development: The Walnut Grove Lumber Company advertised in The Gulf Coast Lumberman, in 1948, that it had for sale a Berlin band saw and a No. 14 Mississippi planer.
Research Date: MCJ 04-17-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson