Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-80 |
Corporate Name: | Walnut Grove Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Walnut Grove Lumber Company |
Location: | Post office box in Tyler |
County: | Smith |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1948 |
End Year: | 1948 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1948 |
Town: | Post office in Tyler |
Company Town: | 2 |
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: | Berlin band mill and No. 14 Mississippi planer |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern; St. Louis & Southwestern |
Historicial Development: | The Walnut Grove Lumber Company advertised in The Gulf Coast Lumberman, in 1948, that it had for sale a Berlin band saw and a No. 14 Mississippi planer. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |