Alpha-Numeric Key: | HD-75 |
Corporate Name: | T. L. McCaughan |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | T. L. McCaughan |
Location: | Saratoga, ten miles south of Bragg |
County: | Hardin |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1905 |
End Year: | 1905 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | Early 1900s |
Town: | Saratoga |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber, probably derrick timbers
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Steam
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: | 30000: 1905 |
Capacity Comments: | 30,000 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: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe; Texas & New Orleans |
Historicial Development: | T. L. McCaughan was listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 edition as a manufacturer of lumber at Saratoga, but not in its 1907 listing. The sawmill was cutting 30,000 feet daily, probably an assortment for supplying the oil industry. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-13-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |