Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-44 |
Corporate Name: | Lee White |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Lee White. White & Bess. |
Location: | Mineola |
County: | Wood |
Years in Operation: | 10 years |
Start Year: | 1884 |
End Year: | 1893 |
Decades: | 1890-1899 |
Period of Operation: | 1893 |
Town: | Mineola |
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 |
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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: | 10000: 1893 |
Capacity Comments: | 10,000 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: | Texas & Pacific |
Historicial Development: | The White & Bess sawmill at Mineola was listed in an 1884 railroad directory. It later became the Lee White sawmill. It was reported, in 1893, to be cutting 10,000 feet daily at Mineola. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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Prepared By: | M. Johnson |