Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-115 |
Corporate Name: | Enoch Spivey |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Enoch Spivey |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1849 |
End Year: | 1850 |
Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
Period of Operation: | 1849 to the 1850s |
Town: | Unknown |
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: | Water
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: | 150,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census |
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: | According to census records, Enoch Spivey ran a water-powered sawmill in Nacogdoches County in 1850. He had $2000 invested in the mill, and employed two hands. He paid $40 per month in wages, and produced 150,000 feet of lumber during the census year. |
Research Date: | JKG 9-20-93, M. Johnson 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |