Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-156 |
Corporate Name: | Noble & Allen |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | John K. Allen and a Mr. Allen |
Location: | Precinct 6 at Res. 884, Montgomery County |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1880 |
End Year: | 1880 |
Decades: | 1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1880 |
Town: | Precinct 6 at Res. 884 |
Company Town: | 2 |
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: | 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: | Houston East & West Texas |
Historicial Development: | J. K. Allen is listed in the 1880 Census as a sawmill owner, employing many people in a large mill. He lived in Precinct 6 at Res. 884. He may have been in business with Sam Allen by 1882. A lumbermen's directory noted in 1880 that the firm of Noble & Allen an a sawmill near the tracks of the Houston East & West Texas, south of the Trinity River, in 1880. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-20-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |