Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-96 |
Corporate Name: | Clem Jacobs |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Clem Jacobs |
Location: | Near Wallace Grove [Lilbert] |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1901 |
End Year: | 1902 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1901 to 1902 |
Town: | Near Wallace Grove |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber, cotton
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, planer, gin |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | A local newspaper from Nacogdoches reported that “Mrs. R. H. Lee has moved her place to Wallace Grove. Mr. Jacobs is putting up a larger sawmill near Wallace Grove.” Mrs. Lee was the spouse of Robert Howard Lee, of Nacogdoches, who owned several sawmills in the county from about 1890 to 1908. Wallace is a family surname normally associated with the Cushing and Trawick areas in the northwestern part of Nacogdoches County. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |