Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-95 |
Corporate Name: | A. A. Crawford Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | A. A. Crawford Lumber Company |
Location: | Three miles east of Carthage on Highway 64 |
County: | Rusk |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1935 |
End Year: | 1936 |
Decades: | 1930-1939 |
Period of Operation: | 1935 and 1936 |
Town: | East of Henderson |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Shortleaf yellow pine
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: | 10000: 1935 |
Capacity Comments: | About 10,000 feet daily |
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: | A. A. Crawford owned and operated sawmills at Carthage and Huntsville during the 1920s. The city directory for Henderson in 1935/1936 listed the A. A. Crawford Lumber Company, a manufacturer of wholesale and retail lumber, at three miles on Carthage Highway 64. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-30-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |