| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-30 |
| Corporate Name: | David C. Hackney |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | David C. Hackney |
| Location: | Phoenix, near Leggett |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1884 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1884 |
| Town: | Phoenix |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and 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: | Probably 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: | |
| 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: | Pine and hardwood sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston, East and West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | David C. Hackney was one of many early East Texas sawmillers who followed the construction of the railroads to tap the most easily accessible pine stumpage. In 1880, he operated a sawmill on the Houston East and West Texas Railway, south of the Trinity River, on the Houston East West Texas Railroad, around New Caney. By 1884, a railroad directory listed him as having a sawmill at Phoenix, Polk County. He was sawing both pine and hardwood, and doing his own logging.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-26-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |