Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SA-156
Corporate Name: Pruitt Mill
Local Name:
Owner Name: Pruitt Mill
Location: Broaddus
County: San Augustine
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1940
End Year: 1940
Decades: 1940-1949
Period of Operation: Late 1940s
Town: Broaddus
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Ties
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Gasoline
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: Circular sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: Hubert Busby, when interviewed by Vernon Beasley, reported that a small, portable, gasoline-powered sawmill operation run by a man named Truitt operated in the Broaddus area during the 1940s.
Research Date: MCJ 02-19-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson