| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-97 |
| Corporate Name: | Pegoda & Bell |
| Local Name: | Possum Walk |
| Owner Name: | William and George Pegoda with Charlie Bell |
| Location: | Possum Walk Community, southwest of Huntsville |
| County: | Walker |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1907 |
| Town: | Possum Walk Community |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Cotton, cornmeal, 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: | Cotton gin, grist mill, sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The editors of Walker County, Texas: A History recorded that “a center of activity in the Possum Walk community was an area on Possum Walk Road where Mr. George Pegoda owned and operated a cotton gin, sawmill, and grist mill, assisted by Mr. Charlie Bell. The site of the old mill area is still marked by a large mound, where sawdust and other by-products of the mills were once piled. Mr. Pegoda” was a carpenter, making furniture and even “his own coffin.”
The Census of 1900 enumerates the thirty-three-year-old George Pegoda, a German immigrant, as a “sawmiller” at Precinct 1, Residence 370.
Bell & Pagoda were listed as manufacturers of lumber in Huntsville in 1907. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |