Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-39 |
Corporate Name: | J. Wallace |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. Wallace |
Location: | Starrville, about fifteen miles northeast of Tyler |
County: | Smith |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1884 |
End Year: | 1884 |
Decades: | 1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1884 |
Town: | Starrville |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine 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: | Railway and express at Winona |
Historicial Development: | The J. Wallace sawmill at Starrville in Smith County was listed in an 1884 railroad directory with Winona as its rail connection.
This may be the same Jefferson Wallace who sawmilled east of the Neches River, on the John W. Caudle survey, during the Civil War. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |