Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-33 |
Corporate Name: | George Hemnoff |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | George Hemnoff |
Location: | Dayton |
County: | Liberty |
Years in Operation: | 9 years |
Start Year: | 1899 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1899 to 1907 |
Town: | Dayton |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | 239 in 1905; 3000 in 1928; 1207 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough 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 only |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & New Orleans, Trinity Valley & Northern Rwy, Southern Pacific, & Missouri Pacific. |
Historicial Development: | George Hemnoff's sawmill at Dayton recorded in the 1899 Liberty County tax roll 325 acres in the town of Liberty and t least 104 acres in Dayton, six horses and mules, twenty cattle, and a steam engine and boiler worth $30. It also appeared in the 1900 Liberty County census records and in the January 1907 published records of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. |
Research Date: | JKG 12-14-93, MCJ 03-14-96 |
Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |