| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-8 |
| Corporate Name: | Arnold's Sawmill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Arnold's Sawmill |
| Location: | Four miles southeast of Atlanta, just south of Beach Creek |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1910 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1910 |
| Town: | Atlanta |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1764 in 1906; 3400 in 1928; 4342 in 1934 |
| 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: | 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: | Texas and Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | Arnold's Sawmill appeared on the March 1910 edition of the United States Geological Survey map as being situated about four miles southeast of Atlanta, just south of Beach Creek. It did not appear in the 1915 edition of the Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mills.
Atlanta, according to the Handbook of Texas, was established on the Texas and Pacific route about 1872. By 1890 it had a population of 1,794. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |