Research: Sawmill Database

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
Power Source: Probably steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
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