Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-29 |
Corporate Name: | Clinton-Phillips |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Clinton-Phillips |
Location: | Brachfield on the Douglas Bunn corner |
County: | Rusk |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1900 |
End Year: | 1900 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | Unknown |
Town: | Brachfield |
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: | 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: | According to the The Heritage of Rusk County, Texas, the earliest sawmill at Brachfield was the Clinton-Phillips operation. It was located on the Douglas Bunn property, where later the last sawmill at Brachfield, Jones and Fears, operated in the 1940s and 1950s. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |