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Boatwright (HO-17)
| sawmill id: | 10755 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-17 |
| corporate name: | Boatwright |
| local name: | Boatwright Mill |
| owner affiliation: | M. C. Boatwright. J. Walter Boatwright. |
| location: | Tadmore |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 4 |
| start year: | 1927 |
| (qual) | |
| end year: | 1930 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1920-1929 1930-1939 |
| period of operation: | 1927 to the early 1930s |
| town: | Tadmore |
| 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: | Steam |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | Yes |
| steam circular: | Yes |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Circular |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | Unknown |
| historical development: | Boatwright, according to H. Sides, was sawmilling at Tadmore during the early 1930s in Houston County. A bill of sale, recorded in the Houston County records, reveals that J. Walter Boatwright sold his sawmill plant to M. C. Boatwright in 1927 for $800. Property included a boiler, a circular sawmill and carriage, a ?steam engine, all machinery, located in Houston County, Texas.? |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | H. Sides Oral Interview with V. L. Beasley. September 20, 1994. Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol F: November 17, 1927, 210. |
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