Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-38 |
Corporate Name: | Camp Worth Logging Front |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Camp Worth Logging Front of Frost Lumber Industries |
Location: | Camp Worth |
County: | San Augustine |
Years in Operation: | 14 years |
Start Year: | 1917 |
End Year: | 1930 |
Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939 |
Period of Operation: | About 1917 to about 1930 |
Town: | Camp Worth |
Company Town: | 2 |
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 machines
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: | Nacogdoches and South-Eastern, logging steam railroad of Frost-Johnson Lumber Company |
Historicial Development: | The Camp Worth logging front was established by the Frost-Johnson Lumber Company sometime around World War I, according to A. Hayes. He believed it lasted until the 1930s. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |