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Long & Wilson (HO-95)
| sawmill id: | 10833 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-95 |
| corporate name: | Long & Wilson |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | N. M. Long and and W. L. Wilson. W. A. Craig and Edgar Wilcox. Alice Craig & Edgar Wilcox. W. G. Craig. J. E. Morgan. |
| location: | Fourteen miles east of Crockett |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 6 |
| start year: | 1920 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1925 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1920-1929 |
| period of operation: | 1920 to 1925 |
| town: | East of Crockett |
| company town: | Yes |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Shingles and rough lumber |
| 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 mill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | Unknown |
| historical development: | W. H. Craig may have purchased the J. E. Morgan shingle mill (see Comments below), which was located about fourteen miles east of Crockett. In 1923 or 1924, Craig sold to Mrs. Alice Craig and Edgar Wilcox ?that certain complete sawmill outfit and shingle mill. . . . now situated about 14 miles northeast of Crockett.? If Craig had earlier purchased the Morgan shingle mill, Craig had added a sawmill to the operation. This is probably the same sawmill mentioned in the county?s bill of sale records in 1925. On June 3, 1925, W. A. Craig and Edgar Wilcox sold the ?sawmill outfit and engine, boiler, planer, belting, line shaft,? saws, ?three tenant houses,? a log wagon, buildings, and sheds to N. M. Long and W. L. Wilson. The bill placed the sawmill on the land of T. J. Duren about thirteen miles northeast of Crockett. J. E. Morgan operated a shingle mill a mile north of the Kennard-Crockett Road, about fourteen miles east of Crockett. In 1920, he sold one hundred thousand shingles to Smith-Murchison Hardware Company. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol F: November 4, 1920, 152; [August 1923 to October 1924], 178. June 3, 1925, 192. |
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