Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-127 |
Corporate Name: | P. R. Wilson |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | P. R. Wilson |
Location: | Retrieve, near Shawnee Creek, south of Huntington, also known as Ozias |
County: | Angelina |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1941 |
End Year: | 1941 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1941 |
Town: | Shawnee Creek (Retrieve, Ozias) |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Sawmill
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: | Lumber |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) |
Historicial Development: | A photograph of P. R. Wilson's sawmill in 1941 is located in the Texas Forest Service collection at Cudlip Center, Lufkin, Texas. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-12-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |