Alpha-Numeric Key: | TR-15 |
Corporate Name: | J. F. Vickers |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. F. Vickers |
Location: | Trinity: north 3rd Street and Missouri Pacific tracks |
County: | Trinity |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1928 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1928 |
Town: | Trinity |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | 3000 in 1928; 2036 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwoods
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: | 20000: 1928 |
Capacity Comments: | 20,000 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: | Circular sawmill, planing mill, dry kilns |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern (Missouri, Kansas, & Texas) |
Historicial Development: | The J. F. Vickers mill plant near Trinity appeared in the Southern Lumberman's 1928 directory of sawmills. Vickers, according to Houston County records, also ran a mill in Houston County in 1932. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-22-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |