| sawmill id: | 10795 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-57 |
| corporate name: | Houston County Lumber Company |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Houston County Lumber Company |
| location: | Between Kennard and Ratcliff |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 19 |
| start year: | 1948 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1966 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 |
| period of operation: | 1948 to 1966 |
| town: | Near Kennard |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Rough lumber, crossties, and other manufacturing |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| 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: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | Yes |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | Yes |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | Unknown |
| historical development: | The Houston County Lumber Company had been sawmilling in Houston County for sometime before it burned to the ground on April 30, 1961, according to The Gulf Coast Lumberman. The company had no insurance but announced it would build again. Nelson Samson listed the sawmill in 1966 as being operational. Cherokee County records reveal that a Houston County Lumber Company had bought 100,000 feet of lumber from Holt Lumber Company of Rusk in 1948. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
| interpretation by: | |
| interpretation date: | |
| bibliography: | Nelson T. Samson. Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas 1966. Austin, Texas: Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas, 1966. 30. The Gulf Coast Lumberman. May 15, 1961. 34. Cherokee County Bills of Sale. Vol C: January 31, 1948, 433. |
