| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-20 |
| Corporate Name: | Charles C. Coppedge |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charles C. Coppedge |
| Location: | Box 23, Ore City |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 15 years |
| Start Year: | 1943 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1943 to 1957 |
| Town: | Ore City |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwood 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Charles C. Coppedge sawmill at Ore City appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 reported that Coppedge's plant opened in 1943. He employed more than twenty-five workers in manufacturing pine and hardwood lumber. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |