Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-192 |
Corporate Name: | Lowery Bros. Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Lowery Bros. Lumber Company. Lester and Elvin Lowery. |
Location: | Near Chireno |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1950 |
End Year: | 1950 |
Decades: | 1950-1959 |
Period of Operation: | 1950s |
Town: | Chireno |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough 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: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | Lance Mettauer recalled that Lowery Brothers [operating a large mill at Huntington, Angelina County] had a thick ‘n thin mill that operated near Chireno during the 1950s. Willie Atkinson Thorpe, during her teenage years, earned 50 cents a night to watch the slab pit. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |