| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-13 |
| Corporate Name: | E. L. Dyer Lumber Mills |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | E. L. Dyer Lumber Mills |
| Location: | Navasota, along the Navasota River |
| County: | Grimes |
| Years in Operation: | 24 years |
| Start Year: | 1934 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1934 to 1957 |
| Town: | Navasota, originally Hollindale |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 3284 in 1915. 5128 in 1934. 4796 in 1950. |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston & Texas Central in 1860. Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe in 1885. Southern Pacific (International & Great Northern) in 1900. |
| Historicial Development: | E. L. Dyer Lumber Mills was first noted at Navasota in the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934. Dyer had opened a sawmill facility at Navasota while operating another sawmill plant in the county. The mill was listed in Nelson Samson's 1957 edition of Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |