Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-205 |
Corporate Name: | Wayne Gillespie |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Wayne Gillespie |
Location: | Eight miles south of San Augustine on Highway 1751 |
County: | San Augustine |
Years in Operation: | 11 years |
Start Year: | 1970 |
End Year: | 1980 |
Decades: | 1970-1979,1980-1989 |
Period of Operation: | 1970s to 1980s |
Town: | South of San Augustine |
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: | Diesel and 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: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | Ernest Nash, in oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, recalled that Wayne Gillespie operated an electric and diesel, circular sawmill operation eight miles south of San Augustine on Highway 1751 during the 1970s and 1980s. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |