Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SJ-78
Corporate Name: Tom P. Hill
Local Name:
Owner Name: Tom P. Hill
Location: Coldspring
County: San Jacinto
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1923
End Year: 1923
Decades: 1920-1929
Period of Operation: 1923
Town: Coldspring
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Hardwood and pine lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Conroe, Byspot & Northern
Historicial Development: Tom P. Hill operated a sawmill at Coldspring in 1923. He mortgaged seventy thousand feet of oak and pine lumber, stack adjacent to the tracks of the Conroe, Byspot and Northern tram road.
Research Date: MCJ 02-23-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson