Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-81 |
Corporate Name: | Bobo Brothers Sawmill |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Bobo Brothers Sawmill |
Location: | Douglass |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 12 years |
Start Year: | 1948 |
End Year: | 1959 |
Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
Period of Operation: | 1948 to 1959 |
Town: | Douglass |
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: | None |
Historicial Development: | The Bobo Brothers Sawmill at Douglass opened in 1948 and operated until about 1960. with less than ten employees, the plant was producing rough green lumber. Bobo Brothers later moved to Nacogdoches, about fifteen miles to the east on Highway 21. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |