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Ivy Sawmilling Co. (HO-60)

sawmill id: 10798
alpha-numeric key: HO-60
corporate name: Ivy Sawmilling Co.
local name:
owner affiliation: Ivy Sawmilling Co. with C. V. Ivy
location: Grapeland, about ten miles north of Crockett
county: Houston
years in operation: 1
start year: 1987
(qual) *
end year: 1987
(qual) *
decades: 1980-1989
period of operation: 1987
town: Grapeland
company town: No
peak town size: Unknown
mill pond: ?
type of mill: Rough lumber and railroad ties
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:
equipment: Sawmill
company tram: No
associated railroads: Unknown
historical development: The Ivy Sawmilling Co. at Grapeland was listed in the 1987 Forest Products Industries in Texas.
research date: MCJ 02-20-96
research by: M. Johnson
historical interpretation:
interpretation by:
interpretation date:
bibliography: 1987 Directory of Forest Products Industries In Texas. Circular 275. Lufkin: Texas Forest Products Laboratory, July 1987. 26.


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