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Guaranty State Bank of Grapeland (HO-44)
| sawmill id: | 10782 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-44 |
| corporate name: | Guaranty State Bank of Grapeland |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Guaranty State Bank of Grapeland. J. L. Montgomery. |
| location: | Unknown |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1915 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1915 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1910-1919 |
| period of operation: | 1915 |
| town: | Unknown |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | Yes |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | 12-inch by 14-inch steam engine |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | Yes |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | Yes |
| 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: | A sawmiller in Houston County lost his sawmill to the Guaranty State Bank of Grapeland at a sheriff?s sale. County records show, that on March 23, 1915, Sheriff D. H. Guinn of Anderson County, sold J. L. Montgomery?s sawmill, located about four miles south of Denham Springs, to the Bank. Equipment included a 56-inch by 16-foot boiler, a 12-inch by 14-inch steam engine, a 3-block carriage, a 3-saw edger, a Nall and Brown #14 Mississippi planer, feed works, two log wagons, all for $750. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | Houston County Bills of Sale Records. Vol F: March 23, 1915, 97. |
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