| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TY-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Bowden Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | Hillister |
| Owner Name: | Bowden Lumber Company |
| Location: | Hillister, four miles north of Warren |
| County: | Tyler |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1940 |
| End Year: | 1940 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1940s |
| Town: | Hillister, north of Warren |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 200 in 1928; 72 in 1934 |
| 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: | Probably diesel
| 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: | Portable sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | M. Cooper told Vernon L. Beasley that a portable sawmill operation known as Bowden Lumber operated from Hillister in Tyler County during the 1940s. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-21-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |