Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-38 |
Corporate Name: | T. T. Turner |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | T. T. Turner, manager. Owner, Sam McKinney. |
Location: | Southwest corner of Lynn and Sabine Streets |
County: | Grimes |
Years in Operation: | 15 years |
Start Year: | 1920 |
End Year: | 1934 |
Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939 |
Period of Operation: | About 1920 to about 1940 |
Town: | Richards |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 100 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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 and planing mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | This sawmill facility operated from about 1920 to 1940. It was noted in the edition of the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934. Owned by Sam McKinney, T. T. Turner managed the sawmill and planing mill facility, which covered two blocks. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |