Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-58 |
Corporate Name: | J. M. Hoskin Planing Mill and Corn Mill |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. M. Hoskin Planing Mill and Corn Mill |
Location: | Northeast corner of Tyler and High, north of Texas & Pacific tracks |
County: | Gregg |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1885 |
End Year: | 1885 |
Decades: | 1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1885 |
Town: | Longview |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Finished lumber and flooring products
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: | Planing mill with a planer, a band saw, a pony planer, a ripsaw, a resaw, a flooring machine, a turning lathe. |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
Historicial Development: | The J. M. Hoskin Planing Mill and Corn Mill was located in 1885 at Longview on the northeast corner of Tyler and High streets, north of the Texas & Pacific tracks. Steam-powered equipment included a planer, a band saw, a pony planer, a ripsaw, a resaw, a flooring machine, a turning lathe. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |