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William Buchanan
William Buchanan, one of the Old Southwest's great lumber magnates, began his Texas sawmill career in 1873 when he brought his steam, portable sawmill to Texarkana. According to Mayor's Southern Timberman: The Legacy of William Buchanan, “he opened the town's second sawmill [in 1873] to process the trees cleared away to make streets [.]” in the newly-incorporated community.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
BO
Owner Name
William Buchanan
Location
Texarkana
County
Bowie
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1873
End Year:
1873
Decades:
1870-1879
Period of Operation:
1873
Town:
Texarkana
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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