Wilson-Gilbert Hardwood Lumber Company
Wilson-Gilbert Hardwood Lumber Company' s offices were at Texarkana in 1928, with the mill at Watson. It was a smaller mill, cutting 30,000 feet of lumber daily, producing primarily hardwood ties and timbers. The company maintained a company town for the workers. The company lasted at least thirty years, for it was listed in Samson's 1957 edition of the Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
BO
Owner Name
Wilson-Gilbert Hardwood Lumber Company. Offices in Texarkana, mill at Watson, Texas.
Location
Texarkana and Watson
County
Bowie
Years in Operation:
30
Start Year:
1928
End Year:
1957
Decades:
1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1928 to 1957
Town:
Texarkana and Watson
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
33,000 in 1928
Mill Pond:
2