Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-263 |
Corporate Name: | Westbrook |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Westbrook |
Location: | On Shirley Creek at the Ray Mize place 3 1/2 miles on Highway 95 from Chireno |
County: | Nacogdoches |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1940 |
End Year: | 1940 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1940s |
Town: | Near Chireno |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Hardwood 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: | Hardwood sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Possibly the Nacogdoches and Southeastern |
Historicial Development: | Lane Matthews remembered that a Mr. Westbrook had a small hardwood mill on Shirley Creek during the 1940s. The mill had a small commissary and a few tenant houses, which was financed by T. O. Sutton & Sons, who had a much larger mill just south of Chireno. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |