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J. N. Gregg (HO-71)

sawmill id: 10809
alpha-numeric key: HO-71
corporate name: J. N. Gregg
local name:
owner affiliation: J. N. Gregg
location: Crockett
county: Houston
years in operation: 1
start year: 1880
(qual) *
end year: 1880
(qual) *
decades: 1880-1889
period of operation: 1880
town: Crockett
company town: ?
peak town size: Unknown
mill pond: ?
type of mill: Pine and (hardwood) oak lumber and shingles.
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:
(qual)
capacity comments: Unknown
rough lumber: Yes
planed lumber:
crossties:
timbers:
lathe:
ceiling:
unknown:
beading:
flooring:
paper:
plywood:
particle board:
treated:
other: Yes
equipment: Hardwood (oak) and pine sawmill and shingle mill
company tram: No
associated railroads: International & Great Northern
historical development: The J. N. Gregg saw and shingle mill appeared in a 1880 Chicago lumber publication. The mill was apparently located in or around Crockett.
research date: JKG 12-13-93, MCJ 02-20-96
research by: J. Gerland, M. Johnson
historical interpretation:
interpretation by:
interpretation date:
bibliography: Northwestern Lumberman. The Lumberman?s Directory of Saw Mills, Shingle Mills and Other Wood Working Factories in the Northwest, South, and Southwest. Chicago: W. B. Judson, 1880. 177.


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