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Charles Hardy (HO-22)
| sawmill id: | 10760 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-22 |
| corporate name: | Charles Hardy |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Charles Hardy |
| location: | Kennard |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1987 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1987 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1980-1989 |
| period of operation: | 1980s |
| town: | Kennard |
| company town: | |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Ties |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Electric |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | Yes |
| 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: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | None |
| historical development: | Weldon Beasley, in an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, noted that Charles Hardy was cutting ties with an electric mill, located at Kennard, in Houston County. Hardy also operated mills at San Augustine and Zavalla. |
| research date: | LT 08-17-93, MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | L Turner, M Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
| interpretation by: | |
| interpretation date: | |
| bibliography: | Weldon Beasley Oral Interview with Vernon L. Beasley. October 13, 1994. San Augustine, Texas. |
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