Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-165 |
Corporate Name: | Wimberley Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Wimberley Lumber Company with J. C. Wimberly |
Location: | Carthage |
County: | Panola |
Years in Operation: | 10 years |
Start Year: | 1948 |
End Year: | 1957 |
Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
Period of Operation: | 1948 to 1957 |
Town: | Carthage |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 4,750 in 1950 Census |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and green 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: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | Trade directories listed the Wimberly Lumber Company at Carthage during the 1950s. Established in 1948 by J. C. Wimberly, the company employed less than twenty workers in the production of rough and green lumber. |
Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 02-08-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |