Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-267 |
Corporate Name: | William Conroe |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | William Conroe |
Location: | Conroe |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 8 years |
Start Year: | 1900 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1907 |
Town: | Conroe |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 1,009 in 1905 |
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: | Planing mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Santa Fe, International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | The son of Isaac Conroe, William Conroe is listed in the 1900 Census as a sawmill owner, living at Res 53, Precinct 7. By 1907, he was listed as a planing mill owner in Conroe. About 1911, William Conroe erected a mill near Beach. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-21-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |