Willis G. Brown Manufacturing Company
W. G. Brown Company at Jacksonville was founded in 1940 as a concentration yard for the products of local portable sawmills. Within a few years, the yard was turned into a mill for manufacturing pallets and collapsible crates. By 1966, Brown employed seventy-five workers at an annual payroll in excess of $250,000. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 reported that the company was established in 1938. It was listed in 1987 in the Forest Products Industries in Texas.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
Willis G. Brown Manufacturing Company
Location
Jacksonville on Frankston Highway
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
51
Start Year:
1938
End Year:
1988
Decades:
1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989
Period of Operation:
1938 to 1988
Town:
Jacksonville
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
8,067 in 1950
Mill Pond:
2