Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-176 |
Corporate Name: | Wheeler & Roden |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | A. L. Wheeler and J. N. Roden. J. D. Sitliff |
Location: | Lindsey Old Lake, three miles southwest of Huntington |
County: | Angelina |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1905 |
End Year: | 1905 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1905 |
Town: | Lindsey Old Lake |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber and shingles
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | 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 and shingle mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | J. D. Sitliff, according to county records, had a sawmill and shingle mill located about three miles southwest of Huntington in 1905 at Lindsey Old Lake. A. L. Wheeler and J. N. Roden leased the site and bought the sawmill property on a mortgage with W. M. Hall and S. B. Hayter, lumbermen from Huntington.
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Research Date: | MCJ 1-13-95 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |