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Popher Sawmill (AG-129)
| sawmill id: | 9459 |
| alpha-numeric key: | AG-129 |
| corporate name: | Popher Sawmill |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Popher Sawmill |
| location: | Popher, near Huntington |
| county: | Angelina |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1890 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1890 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1890-1899 |
| period of operation: | 1890 |
| town: | Popher, near Huntington |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Unknown |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | Yes |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | |
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| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | None |
| historical development: | According to the Land of the Little Angel: A history of Angelina County, Texas, a sawmill operated in the small community of Popher, near Huntington, in 1890. |
| research date: | MCJ 01-12-96 |
| research by: | M Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | Angelina County Historical Survey Committee. Edited by Bob Bowman. Land of the Little Angel: A history of Angelina County, Texas. Lufkin: Lufkin Printing Company, 1976. 33. |
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