Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-120 |
Corporate Name: | T. J. Lowe |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | T. J. Lowe. I. S. McCutcheon. D. S. Moore and W. S. Hodge. |
Location: | On the Griffith and Wedge patent about two miles north of Gladewater |
County: | Upshur |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1877 |
End Year: | 1877 |
Decades: | 1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | 1877 |
Town: | North of Gladewater |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
|
|
|
|
Power Source: | Unknown
Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
|
|
Maximum Capacity: | |
Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
| |
|
Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
Historicial Development: | According to Gregg County records, I. S. McCutcheon sold his sawmill in Upshur, located on the Griffith and Wedge patent about two miles north of Gladewater, to D. S. Moore and W. S. Hodge, who defaulted. T. J. Lowe, through G. V. Fairbanks, the trustee, bought a two-third's interest in the sawmill.
|
Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |