Alpha-Numeric Key: | SJ-1 |
Corporate Name: | A. G. McMayon |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | A. George McMayon |
Location: | A mile and a half from Oakhurst |
County: | San Jacinto |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1946 |
End Year: | 1947 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1946 to 1947 |
Town: | Near Oakhurst |
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: | 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: | Possibly a circular sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | A. G. McMayon mortgaged to First State Bank in Trinity his portable sawmill located a mile and a half from Oakhurst, in 1946. That same year he mortgaged three horses, seven mules, four oxen, and a truck and trailer to the Bank. He mortgaged out a truck and trailer to Ray Niederhofer on November 10, 1946, apparently helping Niederhofer to get a start in the logging business. McMayon was mortgaging with Trinity State Bank at Trinity, in January, 1947, for another truck and trailer. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-23-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |