| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-76 |
| Corporate Name: | Frank Thompson Shingle & Sawmill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Frank Thompson |
| Location: | Six miles northeast of San Augustine |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1915 |
| End Year: | 1922 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1915 to 1922 |
| Town: | Northeast of San Augustine |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and shingles
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 10-inch by 12-inch Ames steam engine and a 44-inch by 12-foot Houston Stanwood & Gamble boiler
| 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: | 15000: 1915 |
| Capacity Comments: | 15,000 feet daily in 1915 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Saw and shingle mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Frank Thompson was reported to be cutting daily 15,000 feet of yellow pine lumber at San Augustine in 1915.
Frank Thompson's mill appeared in the San Augustine County Register of Chattel Mortgages and Liens on Machinery and Other Manufactured Articles Situated on Realty, I, on July 1, 1919. He had borrowed $533 using his shingle and sawmill as collateral. In 1922, on a $729.45 loan from Commercial Guaranty State Bank, he bought a steam engine and boiler, a Curtis shingle mill, etc.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |