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John McCarter (HO-81)

sawmill id: 10819
alpha-numeric key: HO-81
corporate name: John McCarter
local name:
owner affiliation: John McCarter
location: San Pedro, southeast of Grapeland
county: Houston
years in operation: 1
start year: 1884
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end year: 1884
(qual) *
decades: 1880-1889
period of operation: 1884
town: San Pedro, southeast of Grapeland
company town: ?
peak town size: Unknown
mill pond: ?
type of mill: Lumber, shingles
sawmill: Yes
pine sawmill:
hardwood sawmill:
cypress sawmill:
planer:
planer only:
shingle: Yes
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: Sawmill and shingle machine
company tram: No
associated railroads: International & Great Northern (Missouri Pacific) at Grapeland
historical development: John McCarter was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at San Pedro in 1884.
research date: MCJ 02-20-96
research by: M. Johnson
historical interpretation:
interpretation by:
interpretation date:
bibliography: Walter P. Webb, editor-in-chief. Handbook of Texas 3 vols. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1976. II. 560. Rand, McNally and Company?s Directory and Shipping Guide of Lumber Mills and Lumber Dealers. Chicago: Rand, McNally and Company, 1884. 459. W. T. Block. ?Some Early Sawmills, Log Tram Roads, and Logging Camps of Houston County, Texas.? Nederland, Texas: unpublished manuscripts, 1994. Thomas C. Richardson and D. White. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers 4 vols. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1940. 1023.


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