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Kent & Owens (HO-86)
| sawmill id: | 10824 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-86 |
| corporate name: | Kent & Owens |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Mrs. Gertrude Kent, E. F. Owens, and G. V. Palmer. Tom D. Cruce. |
| location: | Eight miles northeast of Crockett |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1921 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1921 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1920-1929 |
| period of operation: | 1921 |
| town: | Northeast of Crockett |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| 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 (Missouri Pacific) |
| historical development: | E. F. Owens and G. V. Palmer owned a sawmill outfit that they had earlier bought from Tom D. Cruce for $1,600, which they built on the land of Mrs. Gertrude Kent, about eight miles northeast of Crockett. Mrs. Kent bought out Palmer?s one-half interest in the operation. Cruce sold another sawmill, located about twenty miles east of Crockett, to A. A. Thomason and C. J. Willingham. |
| research date: | MCJ 2-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol F: June 13, 1921, 152. October 13, 1924, 185. |
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