| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WL-1 |
| Corporate Name: | Bowles [Boze] |
| Local Name: | Bowles sawmill |
| Owner Name: | Bowles [Boze] |
| Location: | Near Three Mile Creek, about two miles west of Macedonia Road, one mile east of Hegar on the S. C. Neill Survey |
| County: | Waller |
| Years in Operation: | 17 years |
| Start Year: | 1913 |
| End Year: | 1929 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1920s |
| Town: | Near Three Mile Creek, one mile east of Hegar |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough pine 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: | |
| 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | D. C. Williams states in Sawmills of Northeastern Waller County that this lumber plant was the Bowles sawmill while Ms. Abshier believes the proper name was Boze.
Both agree that the sawmill was located about two miles west of Macedonia Road, near Three Mile Creek. Trees were felled with a crosscut saw, trimmed with an axe, and the hauled on ox- or mule-driven wagons to the mill. Water was hauled by barrel from Three Mile Creek and oak logs were burned in the boilers to power the mill. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |