Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-36 |
Corporate Name: | Sam and Jim Myers |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Sam and Jim Myers [this may be Sam and Jim Miles] |
Location: | In the Lake Creek bottom east of Richards |
County: | Grimes |
Years in Operation: | 11 years |
Start Year: | 1910 |
End Year: | 1920 |
Decades: | 1910-1919,1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | About 1910 to about 1920 |
Town: | East of Richards |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 100 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: | Unknown
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: | International and Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | Sam and Jim Myers operated a sawmill in the Lake Creek bottom in the area east of Richards and west of a natural slough. The mill ran from about 1910 to 1920. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |