Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-257 |
Corporate Name: | W. H. Duncan |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | W. H. Duncan, rents to D. T. Parmley |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1925 |
End Year: | 1925 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1925 |
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: | 4-horsepower gas engine and 10-inch by 14-inch steam engine
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: | 4-horsepower gasoline engine, a portable boiler, a circular saw, a cut-off saw, a slab bench, two lumber buggies, a 10-inch by 14-inch steam engine, an Enterprise portable boiler, a sawmill carriage, blacksmith tools, etc. |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | W. H. Duncan had a sawmill outfit in Nacogdoches County. In 1925, he rented it to D. L. Parmley for $15 a month. The equipment consisted of a 4-horsepower gasoline engine, a portable boiler, a circular saw, a cut-off saw, a slab bench, and two lumber buggies. Parmley's own equipment consisted of a 10-inch by 14-inch steam engine, an Enterprise portable boiler, a sawmill carriage, blacksmith tools, etc. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |