| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-85 |
| Corporate Name: | Rhodes steam mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Rhodes steam mill |
| Location: | One mile north of Hemphill on J. Walker Survey |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s |
| Town: | Near Hemphill |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| 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: | 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 with an axe |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Drayton Speights, life-long resident and lumberman of Sabine County, recalled that the Rhodes steam mill operated about one mile north of Hemphill on the J. Walker Survey during the 1880s. The mill did not have a saw but rather used an axe to cut lumber. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |