Alpha-Numeric Key: | BO-69 |
Corporate Name: | Pagan-Ritchie Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Pagan-Ritchie Lumber Company |
Location: | Third and Oak, Texarkana |
County: | Bowie |
Years in Operation: | 9 years |
Start Year: | 1949 |
End Year: | 1957 |
Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
Period of Operation: | 1949 to 1957 |
Town: | Texarkana |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
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: | |
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
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Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | An University of Texas publication in 1949 noted that the Pagan-Ritchie Lumber Company was located at Third and Oak at Texarkana. In 1957, Nelson Samson included the company in the Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-08-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |