| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CH-14 |
| Corporate Name: | Moore & Markham |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charles H. Moore and William Markham. Leroy Jones and W. J. Swilley. A. B. Chamberlain & Co. H. A. Wallis. |
| Location: | On the east side of the Trinity River, one and a half miles east of Wallisville |
| County: | Chambers |
| Years in Operation: | 10 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1889 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s |
| Town: | East of Wallisville |
| 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: | 10000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | 10,000 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | H. A. Wallis operated a sawmill and shingle mill about one and a half miles east of Wallisville, on the east of the Trinity River, during the early 1880s. On March 1, 1883, he leased “for shingle and sawmill uses and purposes” to A. B. Chamberlain and Company five acres of land “on the waters of Miller's Lake Pass.” An attempt by Chamberlain and Company to sell the mill to Leroy Jones and W. J. Swilley apparently failed that December, for the next month Charles H. Moore and William Markham bought the mill and its equipment for $4,000.
The mill may have been dismantled and sent to the Lutcher & Moore operations in Orange County. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |