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Grimes Sawmill (HO-43)
| sawmill id: | 10781 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-43 |
| corporate name: | Grimes Sawmill |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Grimes Sawmill with Ed Grimes |
| location: | Crockett |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 22 |
| start year: | 1939 |
| (qual) | |
| end year: | 1960 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 |
| period of operation: | 1939 to 1960 |
| town: | Crockett |
| company town: | No |
| peak town size: | 5,932 in 1950 |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Pine and hardwood lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | Yes |
| hardwood sawmill: | Yes |
| 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: | |
| unknown: | Yes |
| maximum capacity: | |
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| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill and planer |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | Unknown |
| historical development: | The Grimes Sawmill at Crockett is listed in the 1957 Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 noted that the mill, established in 1939, was a sole proprietorship owned by Ed Grimes. The mill manufactured rough and finished pine lumber and rough hardwood lumber with less than fifty employees. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
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| bibliography: | Nelson T. Samson. Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. Nacogdoches, Texas: Bulletin No. 2, Department of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State College, March 1957. 122, 125. Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958. Bureau of Business Research. Austin, Texas: University of Texas, 1957. 29. Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. Bureau of Business Research. Austin, Texas: University of Texas, 1957. 134. |
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