| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-29 |
| Corporate Name: | Frank Darst |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Frank Darst |
| Location: | South Cleveland, near Keno, known as Dorst's mill |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1907 |
| Town: | Near Cleveland |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 302 in 1906, 5000 in 1928 |
| 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: | Steam
| 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: | 20,000 feet daily |
| 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: | Gulf, Coast & Santa Fe, and Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that this mill was manufacturing 20,000 feet daily in 1906. It was listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907. Frank Darst may have been the original owner of what was listed as Dorst's Mill, south of Cleveland, in a 1904 Santa Fe circular. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |