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Broome & Marlowe
According to the Cherokee County History, Cicero Broome and William F. Marlowe operated a 10,000 foot-a-day sawmill five miles east of Rusk in 1859. They had purchased 1,610 acres on the William Box Survey and placed a steam-powered sawmill there. It was adjacent to the Fort Houston Road, southwest of Pine Town between the Neches River and Tail's Creek.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
Cicero Broome and William F. Marlowe
Location
Five miles east of Rusk, west of Tail's Creek near old Pine Town
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1859
End Year:
1859
Decades:
1850-1859
Period of Operation:
1859
Town:
East of Rusk near old Pine Town
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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