Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-121 |
Corporate Name: | Moore & Dunlap Tie Mill |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | C. A. Moore and E. F. Dunlap |
Location: | Fairchild Switch, four miles south of Lufkin. Rail stop for Hoshall (Bitterweed) (Collwood). |
County: | Angelina |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1913 |
End Year: | 1913 |
Decades: | 1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1913 |
Town: | Fairchild Switch |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Ties
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: | Tie mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Houston & East West Texas |
Historicial Development: | Angelina County records note that C. A. Moore and E. F. Dunlap owned and operated a tie mill at Fairchild's Switch, four miles south of Lufkin, on the tracks of the Houston East & West Texas. Indebtedness and creditors forced a sheriff's sale in 1913. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-12-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |