| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-13 |
| Corporate Name: | Newton County Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Newton County Lumber Company. Offices at Newton. |
| Location: | Deweyville: intersection of 12 and 272 |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1944 |
| End Year: | 1949 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1944 to at least 1949 |
| Town: | Deweyville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | 70000: 1944 |
| Capacity Comments: | 70,000 board feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Possibly a circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Records filed in the Newton County Lumber Company Papers, archived in the Angelina County Lumber Company records, revealed that the Deweyville mill of Newton County Lumber Company averaged about 70,000 board feet per day during the first seven months of 1944. The highest daily cuts were two days over 80,000 feet. The company carried an ad in The Gulf Coast Lumberman in 1949. |
| Research Date: | JKG 11-22-93, MCJ 01-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |