| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HD-3 |
| Corporate Name: | A. W. Carlisle |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A. W. Carlisle |
| Location: | Kountze |
| County: | Hardin |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1881 |
| End Year: | 1886 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1884 |
| Town: | Kountze |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Sabine and East Texas (Texas and New Orleans)
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| Historicial Development: | A. W. Carlisle is listed in 1884 as having a mill at Kountze, Hardin County.
The Beaumont Enterprise reported that Carlyle and Snelling were running a mill a mile above Kountze in 1881. Sometime thereafter they must have built a second mill closer to town, for by 1884, Carlyle and Snelling were listed independently with their own mills at Kountze by a railroad directory.
The hurricane of October 12, 1886, may have destroyed the sawmill complex, as it did many others in Louisiana and Texas. This plant does not appear in records after this time. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |