Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-118 |
Corporate Name: | T. F. Calhoon, Jr. |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | T. F. Calhoon, Jr. F. Campbell. |
Location: | Campbell Switch |
County: | Polk |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1894 |
End Year: | 1894 |
Decades: | 1890-1899 |
Period of Operation: | 1894 |
Town: | Campbell Switch |
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: | Steam engine and boiler
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: | Circular sawmill, double wood-splitting machine, drag sawing machine |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
Historicial Development: | F. Campbell owned a sawmill and possibly a shingle machine at Campbell Switch, in Polk County, adjacent to the tracks of the Houston East & West Texas, in 1894. He sold the sawmill and its equipment to T. F. Calhoon, Jr., for $1,100 who moved it to San Jacinto County. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-27-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |