Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-65 |
Corporate Name: | LaRoe Brothers |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | C. A. and J. D. LaRoe. Erwin & Hamilton. |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Gregg |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1901 |
End Year: | 1901 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1901 |
Town: | Unknown |
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: | 12-inch by 12-inch engine and a 44-inch by 12-ft boiler
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: | Shingle mill, a planer, twenty cattle, and two log wagons.
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Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | C. A. LaRoe had a sawmill that he sold to P. E. Barton for $4,800, in 1901. Equipment included a 112-inch by 12-inch engine and a 44-inch by 12-ft boiler, a shingle mill, a planer, twenty cattle, and two log wagons.
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Research Date: | MCJ 04-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |