Brown & Pavletich Lumber Company
Haden Brown and Berryman “Pete” Pavletich, according to the Cherokee County History, built a mill near Jacksonville after 1951. It produced “natural wood flooring in building construction” until “synthetic floor coverings” replaced natural wood in the 1960s. Samson's 1957 edition of Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas reported that it milled pine lumber. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 noted the plant began in 1951 under Pete Pavletich and Hayden Brown; they supervised more than twenty-five workers.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
Brown & Pavletich Lumber Company. Haden Brown and Berryman “Pete” Pavletich.
Location
Highway 69 South, Box 487, Jacksonville
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
10
Start Year:
1951
End Year:
1960
Decades:
1950-1959,1960-1969
Period of Operation:
1951 to the early 1960s
Town:
Jacksonville
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
8,067 in 1950
Mill Pond:
2