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John E. Monk (HO-79)
| sawmill id: | 10817 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-79 |
| corporate name: | John E. Monk |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | John E. Monk. W. G. Craig |
| location: | Crockett |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 5 |
| start year: | 1903 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1907 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1900-1909 |
| period of operation: | 1903 to 1907 |
| town: | Crockett |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | 2,612 in 1905 |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Steam |
| 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: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| historical development: | John E. Monk operated and owned a sawmill at or near Crockett sometime after 1900. He sold it for a short time to W. G Craig who resold it to Monk in 1903, according to Houston County records. Equipment included the ?sawmill and fixtures, engine and boiler, all belting and tools, being the same outfit I brought from him [Monk], 1 log wagon? and ?two yokes of oxen, all lumber on the mill yard near Crockett, Texas.? Monk?s sawmill appeared in 1907 in the listing of Reference Book of the Lumbermen?s Credit Association. Aldrich, in his History of Houston County, states that Monk witnessed the baptism of Sam Houston into the church. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
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| bibliography: | Reference Book of the Lumbermen?s Credit Association, January 1907. Chicago: Lumbermen?s Credit Association, 1907. 14. Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol E: October 16, 1903, 66. A. A. Aldrich. The History of Houston County, Texas. San Antonio: 1943. 111. |
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