| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-62 |
| Corporate Name: | R. B. Kreitman |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | R. B. Kreitman |
| Location: | Pine Mills, on Big Sandy Creek |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1870 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1870 to about 1880 |
| Town: | Pine Mills, earlier Liberty Hill |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 130 in 1885 |
| 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: | 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: | |
| 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern and Missouri, Kansas, & Pacific at Mineola |
| Historicial Development: | Pine Mills, earlier known as Liberty Hill, is located in eastern Wood County on Big Sandy Creek. In the 1870s, R. B. Kreitman operated a sawmill at Pine Mills, according to Webb. By 1885, the community had two sawmills, several stores, two gins, and a post office. Credit rating lists continued to show sawmill activity at Pine Mills until about 1908. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |