Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-47 |
Corporate Name: | Hugh Echols |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Hugh Echols |
Location: | Longview |
County: | Gregg |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1906 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1906 and 1907 |
Town: | Longview |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 3591 in 1905 |
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: | Unknown
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: | 5000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 5,000 feet daily |
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: | Texas & Pacific; Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern, became Texas & Gulf in 1905 |
Historicial Development: | Hugh Echols, during 1906 and 1907, operated a sawmill at Longview capable of cutting 5,000 board feet daily. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |