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John Jordan (HO-80)

sawmill id: 10818
alpha-numeric key: HO-80
corporate name: John Jordan
local name:
owner affiliation: John Jordan
location: Creek
county: Houston
years in operation: 1
start year: 1905
(qual) *
end year: 1905
(qual) *
decades: 1900-1909
period of operation: 1905
town: Creek
company town: ?
peak town size: 113 in 1905
mill pond: ?
type of mill: Rough lumber
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:
timbers:
lathe:
ceiling:
unknown:
beading:
flooring:
paper:
plywood:
particle board:
treated:
other:
equipment: Sawmill only
company tram: No
associated railroads: International & Great Northern
historical development: This may be the same Jordan in the same county in 1906 operating a sawmill at Lovelady. John Jordan?s sawmill at Creek appeared in the January 1905 Reference Book of the Lumbermen?s Credit Association.
research date: JKG 10-20-93, MCJ 02-20-96
research by: J. Gerland, M. Johnson
historical interpretation:
interpretation by:
interpretation date:
bibliography: Reference Book of the Lumbermen?s Credit Association, January 1905. Chicago: Lumbermen?s Credit Association, 1905. 13.


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