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Gate City Lumber Company
Gate City Lumber Company seems to have begun about 1886 with purchase of land at Texarkana from B. T. Estes. He continued to sell land to the company until at least 1890. William Morris, George H. Finks, and Ben Collins were the owners and operators of the company. In 1901, the sawmill was reported to be cutting 60,000 feet of lumber daily.
The company was operating, according to Strapac, in 1889 a narrow gauge steam logging tram road.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
BO
Owner Name
Gate City Lumber Company
Location
Texarkana, Texas.
County
Bowie
Years in Operation:
16
Start Year:
1886
End Year:
1901
Decades:
1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation:
1886 to 1901
Town:
Texarkana
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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