Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-138 |
Corporate Name: | Jack Goodwin and Sam Peters |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Jack Goodwin and Sam Peters |
Location: | Along the Tenaha Creek between the Shelbyville Bridge and Center |
County: | Shelby |
Years in Operation: | 7 years |
Start Year: | 1904 |
End Year: | 1910 |
Decades: | 1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1910 |
Town: | Center |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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 and planing mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | According to the History of Shelby County, Texas, Jack Goodwin and Sam Peters, his brother-in-law, in 1904 opened a sawmill and planing mill along the Tenaha Creek between the Shelbyville Bridge and Center. Goodwin later sold out and went to work for Tol T Smith, running the latter's planing mill. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-01-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |