Alpha-Numeric Key: | TY-11 |
Corporate Name: | Bradbury sawmill |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Bradbury sawmill |
Location: | Colmesneil |
County: | Tyler |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1940 |
End Year: | 1940 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1940s |
Town: | Colmesneil |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | 2,000 in 1928; 719 in 1934 |
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: | Gas and diesel
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: | Circular sawmill and planer |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Southern Pacific |
Historicial Development: | M. Cooper told Vernon L. Beasley that the Bradbury sawmill operated at Colmesneil during the 1940s. It was a circular sawmill and a planer. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-21-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |