| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-83 |
| Corporate Name: | J. A. Ewing & Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. A. Ewing |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1882 |
| End Year: | 1886 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1882 to 1886 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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: | Probably 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: | 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: | J. A. Ewing appeared on the county tax roll in 1883 as having $2,500 in manufacturing tools, four horses or mules, and two wagons or buggies for his sawmill trade. No land grant or other location is listed. By 1885, his manufacturing tools were worth $2,000. Either that year or the next he probably moved his mill northwest of Lufkin and built the small community of Ewing. Joseph Kurth would buy the Ewing mill in 1888.
According to Keeling, Ewing & Son operated a small, geared locomotive on the Ewing & Son tram road, probably the first tram locomotive used in the county. |
| Research Date: | JKG 2-15-94, MCJ 01-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |