| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-33 |
| Corporate Name: | Cedar Bayou Sawmill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Cedar Bayou Sawmill |
| Location: | Baytown |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1954 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1954 to 1957 |
| Town: | Baytown |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | 22,983 in 1950 Census |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough green 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Directory of Texas Manufacturers, 1956-1958 lists the Cedar Bayou Sawmill at Baytown. Information included 1954 as establishment of the firm. In 1956, the company employed more than twenty-five workers manufacturing rough green lumber. The firm was listed in Samson's 1957 Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |