Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-53 |
Corporate Name: | B & K Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | B & K Lumber Company |
Location: | Togo Spur, 0.2 miles across the Angelina River from Sacul on 204 |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 4 years |
Start Year: | 1904 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1907 |
Town: | Togo Spur, west of Sacul |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Mostly barrel staves and hardwood for railroad cars, machinery, etc.
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: | 30000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet daily in 1906 |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Hardwood and pine sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas and New Orleans (later Southern Pacific) |
Historicial Development: | This was a hardwood mill located across the Angelina River from the Cherokee County line. It quit cutting hardwood by 1905 and concentrated on pine lumber. It was listed in the 1907 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. |
Research Date: | LAT 08-08-93, JKG 12-15-93, MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | L. Turner, J. Gerland, M. Johnson |