| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-8 |
| Corporate Name: | Durham |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Thomas E. Durham |
| Location: | Five miles south of Hallsville at FM 968 and FM 2625 |
| County: | Harrison |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1885 |
| End Year: | 1895 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1885 to 1895 |
| Town: | South of Hallsville |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | 25000: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 bd-ft daily in 1893 |
| 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 & Pacific and the company tram road known as the Great Sweetgum, Yubadam, & Hoo Hoo Route |
| Historicial Development: | The Thomas E. Durham sawmill south of Hallsville was on the tracks of the Texas & Pacific. A tram line was laid to the mill about 1889. Two mules were used to tow a car over a wooden railroad; the tracks were made mostly of sweetgum. Later, steel rails were laid, and a small 10-ton Shay was acquired. The Shay would push one car and tow another in order to facilitate climbing hills. The new tram line's name was the “Great Sweetgum, Yubadam, & Hoo Hoo Route.”
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| Research Date: | MCJ 12-04-95 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |