Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: PK-122
Corporate Name: Tackaberry Sawmill
Local Name:
Owner Name: Tackaberry Sawmill
Location: Lamont
County: Polk
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1890
End Year: 1890
Decades: 1890-1899
Period of Operation: 1890s
Town: Lamont
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: 106 in 1906
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Houston East & West Texas
Historicial Development: The Tackaberry Sawmill was located at Lamont, in Polk County. Ruth Peebles, in A Pictorial History of Polk County, Texas, that the town, founded by Middleton Tackaberry, was named after his father's birthplace in Ohio.
Research Date: MCJ 02-27-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson