| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-163 |
| Corporate Name: | Richards Tie Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. H. and Bobby Richards. W. F. Flournoy. |
| Location: | Bland Lake, three miles north of San Augustine |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1921 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1921 |
| Town: | Bland Lake |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Ties
 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Maxie Martin, an oldtime resident of San Augustine County, noted in an interview with Vernon L. Beasley that W. H. and Bobby Richards operated a tie mill at Bland Lake from about 1900 to sometime into the teens. According to San Augustine County bill of sale records, W. H. Richards on 29 March 1921 sold a Fairbanks-Morse gasoline 15-horsepower motor and a #3 sawmill to W. F. Flournoy.
Willie Flournoy bought a sawrig and clutch pulley for $329 on October 6, 1919. He may have been operating a sawmill somewhere in San Augustine County.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |