Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-4 |
Corporate Name: | A. H. Curry & Sons |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Michael W. Curry. A. H. Curry & Sons |
Location: | Conroe |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 38 years |
Start Year: | 1950 |
End Year: | 1987 |
Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989 |
Period of Operation: | 1950 to 1987 |
Town: | Conroe |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | 7,298 in 1950 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine lumber, sawdust, and shavings.
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
|
|
|
|
Power Source: | Unknown
Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
|
|
Maximum Capacity: | |
Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
| |
|
Equipment: | Sawmill with a wood/bark chipper. |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | A small operation employing between ten and twenty-five people, A. H. Curry & Sons appeared in forest trade directories for more than thirty years. The small plant, with a saw and a wood/bark chipper, produced pine lumber, sawdust, and shavings. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |