| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-55 |
| Corporate Name: | Dick Griffin Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Dick Griffin Lumber Company |
| Location: | Center with main office at Patroon |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 19 years |
| Start Year: | 1940 |
| End Year: | 1958 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1940 to 1958 |
| Town: | Center |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and green pine and hardwood lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | The Dick Griffin Lumber Company at Center appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. Dick Griffin Lumber Company was listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers, 1956-1958. Established as a sole proprietorship in 1940, the firm produced rough and green lumber with less than twenty-five workers. The company's main office was located at Patroon.
Dick Griffin Lumber Company had a sawmill at Patroon, according to The History of Shelby County. Tom Hitt worked for Griffin in the 1940s. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |