Alpha-Numeric Key: | HO-77 |
Corporate Name: | Walling & Vinson |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | E. A. Walling and R. E. Vinson. R. M. Vinson and L. S. Jackson. |
Location: | Seven miles from Crockett |
County: | Houston |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1924 |
End Year: | 1924 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1924 |
Town: | Seven miles from Crockett |
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: | |
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 (Missouri Pacific) at Crockett |
Historicial Development: | R. M. Vinson and L. S. Jackson operated a sawmill about seven miles from Crockett, located on a tract of land belonging to Coke Gurness. In 1925, they sold the sawmill, a boiler, a steam engine, a pump, a three-block carriage, an edger, a saw mandrel, and the saw husk to E. A. Walling and R. E. Vinson. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |