Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-56 |
Corporate Name: | Edens Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | W. F. Edens |
Location: | Burke |
County: | Angelina |
Years in Operation: | 3 years |
Start Year: | 1919 |
End Year: | 1921 |
Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1919 to 1921 |
Town: | Burke |
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: | 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: | Houston East & West Texas |
Historicial Development: | W. F. Edens owned and operated a small sawmill at Burke from 1919 to 1921. He moved it to Nathan, Trinity County, some miles to the southwest of Burke.
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Research Date: | MCJ 01-12-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |