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Davy Crockett Industries, Inc. (HO-30)

sawmill id: 10768
alpha-numeric key: HO-30
corporate name: Davy Crockett Industries, Inc.
local name:
owner affiliation: Davy Crockett Industries, Inc.
location: Lovelady
county: Houston
years in operation: 1
start year: 1968
(qual) *
end year: 1968
(qual) *
decades: 1960-1969
period of operation: 1968
town: Lovelady
company town: ?
peak town size: 700 in 1907; 502 in 1934
mill pond: ?
type of mill: Furniture
sawmill: Yes
pine sawmill:
hardwood sawmill:
cypress sawmill:
planer:
planer only:
shingle:
paper:
plywood:
cotton:
grist:
unknown:
other: Yes
power source: Unknown
horse:
mule:
oxen:
water:
water overshot:
water turbine:
pit:
steam:
steam circular:
steam band:
gas:
diesel:
electric:
other:
unknown:
maximum capacity:
(qual)
capacity comments: Unknown
rough lumber:
planed lumber:
crossties:
timbers:
lathe:
ceiling:
unknown:
beading:
flooring:
paper:
plywood:
particle board:
treated:
other: Yes
equipment: Sawmill and furniture mill
company tram: No
associated railroads: Unknown
historical development: Davy Crockett Industries, Inc. opened a furniture making factory at Lovelady. The sawmill site is located on fourteen acres. The main building is thirty thousand square feet. The $250,000 plant provides twenty jobs.
research date: MCJ 02-20-96
research by: M Johnson
historical interpretation:
interpretation by:
interpretation date:
bibliography: ?News Briefs.? Texas Forest News 47 No. 1. January-February-March, 1968. 7.


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