| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JE-61 |
| Corporate Name: | Smyth Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | George Smyth and J. D. Smyth |
| Location: | Smyth's Bluff on the Neches below Beaumont, two miles north of Nederland |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1867 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1867 to about 1870 |
| Town: | Smyth's Bluff or Smith's |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| 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: | None |
| Historicial Development: | George W. Smyth and J. D. Smyth built a small mill at a point below Beaumont known as Smyth's Bluff on the Neches River. In a year or two they moved it to Beaumont. It was described by the Beaumont Journal as a sawmill town in 1871, thirty-four miles from Deweyville. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |