Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-165 |
Corporate Name: | Robert B. Rowe |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Robert B. Rowe |
Location: | Five miles west of San Augustine on Highway 21 |
County: | San Augustine |
Years in Operation: | 5 years |
Start Year: | 1992 |
End Year: | 1996 |
Decades: | 1990-1999 |
Period of Operation: | 1992 to 1996 |
Town: | West of San Augustine |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Ties, pallets, and posts
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Electric
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: | None |
Historicial Development: | Weldon Beasley, in an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, noted that the Robert B. Rowe sawmill has been operating west of San Augustine since 1992. It mills ties, pallets, and posts. Rowe had a second mill at San Augustine. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96, LT 07-31-93 |
Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |