| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-23 |
| Corporate Name: | Bannister Logging Front |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Bannister Logging Front of the Lufkin Land & Lumber Company and Long-Bell Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Bannister, five miles north of Broaddus |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 29 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | Early 1900s to about 1926 |
| Town: | Bannister |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Sawtimber and sawlogs
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
 Other |
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| Power Source: | Animals and machinery
| 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: | Logging equipment |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Louisiana Railway, the company logging tram |
| Historicial Development: | Bannister was the location, according to M. Beard, of one of the logging camps of Lufkin Land & Lumber Company as well as its successor, the Long-Bell Lumber Company. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |