Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-207 |
Corporate Name: | White City Logging Front |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | White City Logging Front of the Lufkin Land & Lumber Company and Long-Bell Lumber Company. |
Location: | White City |
County: | San Augustine |
Years in Operation: | 16 years |
Start Year: | 1900 |
End Year: | 1915 |
Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | Early 1900s to about 1915 |
Town: | White City |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Sawtimber and sawlogs
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Animals and machinery
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: | Logging equipment |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & Louisiana Railway, the company logging tram |
Historicial Development: | White City was the location, according to M. Beard, of one of the logging camps of Lufkin Land & Lumber Company as well as its successor, the Long-Bell Lumber Company. The company provided a commissary and tenant housing for its employees. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |