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H. T. Sanders (HO-51)
| sawmill id: | 10789 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-51 |
| corporate name: | H. T. Sanders |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | H. T. Sanders |
| location: | Crockett |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 2 |
| start year: | 1859 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1860 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1850-1859 1860-1869 |
| period of operation: | 1859 to 1860 |
| town: | Crockett |
| company town: | No |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Chairs, tables, bedsteads, spinning wheels, and coffins |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | Yes |
| power source: | Probably steam |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | Yes |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Sanders used 1,500 feet of rough lumber during the reporting period of the Census |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | Yes |
| equipment: | Sawmill and cabinet shop |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | None |
| historical development: | The Census of 1860 enumerated the cabinet shop of H. T. Sanders at Crockett in Houston County. With two employees, Sanders used 1,500 feet of rough lumber, which they fashioned into chairs, tables, bedsteads, spinning wheels, and coffins. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | Census of 1860. Houston County, Texas. Schedule No. 5, Products of Industry. Microfilm Records, East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University. Nacogdoches, Texas. W. T. Block. ?Some Early Sawmills, Log Tram Roads, and Logging Camps of Houston County, Texas.? Nederland, Texas: unpublished manuscripts, 1994. |
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