Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-219 |
Corporate Name: | Sanford & Buck Lumber Co. |
Local Name: | Neuville |
Owner Name: | Sanford & Buck Lumber Co. |
Location: | Neuville, nine miles south of Center |
County: | Shelby |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1906 |
End Year: | 1906 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1906 |
Town: | Neuville |
Company Town: | 2 |
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: | 10000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 10,000 feet daily |
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: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | Sanford & Buck Lumber Co. were reported in 1906 to have a sawmill in the booming lumber town of Neuville, in Shelby County. The Handbook of Texas noted that Neuville, founded in 1904, was named for a family that had lived in the area since the 1840s. |
Research Date: | LT 08-17-93, MCJ 03-02-96 |
Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |