| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-77 |
| Corporate Name: | Frank Thomson |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Frank Thomson. B. B. Fussell. |
| Location: | Possibly six miles east of San Augustine |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1913 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 to 1913 |
| Town: | Possibly six miles east of San Augustine |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and cotton
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | Circular sawmill and cotton gin
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| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | In 1906 B. B. Fussell mortgaged for a #1 right hand Fisher-Davis Lone Star sawmill and carriage, and one 54-inch circular saw.
He was taxed on machinery and boilers in 1906, 1907, 1909, and 1910.
In 1907 B. B. Fussell mortgaged with Henderson Iron Works for $58 a Henderson 3-saw edger.
In 1913 B. B. Fussell gave Frank Thomson on the old B. B. Fussell sawmill, including a Curtis edger, a Curtis cutoff saw, a saw carriage, a 56-inch saw rig, and head blocks. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |