Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-74 |
Corporate Name: | Beckham |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Beckham |
Location: | Cushing |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 27 years |
Start Year: | 1970 |
End Year: | 1996 |
Decades: | 1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999 |
Period of Operation: | 1970 to 1996 |
Town: | Cushing |
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: | Diesel
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: | Portable, circular sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | R. Taylor told V. L. Beasley that the Beckham diesel-powered, circular sawmill at Cushing had been operating there since the 1970s. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |