Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-208 |
Corporate Name: | White Rock Tie & Lumber Corp. |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | White Rock Tie & Lumber Corp with Ray Hardy |
Location: | Office at San Augustine; mill at White Rock |
County: | San Augustine |
Years in Operation: | 17 years |
Start Year: | 1980 |
End Year: | 1996 |
Decades: | 1980-1989,1990-1999 |
Period of Operation: | 1980 to 1996 |
Town: | White Rock |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Hardwood lumber, railroad ties, pallets, timber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Electric and diesel
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: | Circular sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | The White Rock Tie & Lumber Corporation, owned by Ray Hardy, was listed in the 1987 Forest Products Industries in Texas. In an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, Weldon Beasley noted that the electric mill cut pallets and ties.
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Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |