Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-64 |
Corporate Name: | Moss Hill Lumber Co., Inc. |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Moss Hill Lumber Co., Inc. Bobby Cassity |
Location: | Office at Batson, mill at Moss Hill |
County: | Liberty |
Years in Operation: | 14 years |
Start Year: | 1975 |
End Year: | 1988 |
Decades: | 1970-1979,1980-1989 |
Period of Operation: | About 1975 to 1988 |
Town: | Moss Hill |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
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: | 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: | The Moss Hill Lumber Co., Inc. is listed at Batson, in Hardin County, in the 1987 Forest Products Industries in Texas. Bob Little reported that the mill closed in 1988 when it was bought by Louisiana-Pacific.
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Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |