| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-16 |
| Corporate Name: | Acorn Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Acorn Lumber Company |
| Location: | Chinquapin, twelves miles south of San Augustine on Highway 1751 |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 37 years |
| Start Year: | 1960 |
| End Year: | 1996 |
| Decades: | 1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999 |
| Period of Operation: | 1960s to 1996 |
| Town: | South of San Augustine |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and ties
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Electric
| 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: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Weldon Beasley, in an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, noted the Acorn Lumber Company is located at Chinquapin, about twelve miles south of San Augustine. The mill was listed in the 1987 Forest Products Industries in Texas. Ricky Lout, when interviewed by Vernon L. Beasley, noted that the mill makes ties and had been at its location since the 1960s.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96, LT 07-31-93 |
| Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |