Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-243 |
Corporate Name: | Sullivan Sawmill and Lumber Yard |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | T. E. Baker, Frank Sharp,and “Sullivan” |
Location: | Spanish Bluff, twelve miles southwest of Nacogdoches on the Angelina River |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1914 |
End Year: | 1914 |
Decades: | 1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1914 |
Town: | Spanish Bluff |
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 Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported in August 1914 that the “Sullivan Sawmill and Lumber Yard” burned on the morning of August 6, 1914. Lost along with the sawmill was two million feet of lumber. The sawmill plant was located near “Spanish Bluff,” about twelve miles southwest of Nacogdoches, and the trade journal reported the owners to have plans of rebuilding. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |