Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-42 |
Corporate Name: | Tilford- Hunt Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Tilford- Hunt Lumber Company |
Location: | West of Chireno at New Camp (442) and Jesse Epps (443) Roads |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1915 |
End Year: | 1915 |
Decades: | 1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1915 |
Town: | Chireno |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwoods
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: | 35000: 1915 |
Capacity Comments: | 35,000 feet daily |
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 planer |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Angelina & Neches River Railroad (shortline and logging tram road of the Angelina County Lumber Company) |
Historicial Development: | The Tilford-Hunt mill at Chireno appeared in a 1915 directory of sawmills as having a daily cutting capacity of 35, 000 feet. Rough and finished boards and timbers could be manufactured up to twenty-four feet lengths.
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Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |