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Grogan Lumber Company
One of Vernon Grogan's mills, the diesel and electric sawmill north of Alto, was the successor to his earlier Monkey Creek operation. The operation was listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960 under Grogan Lumber with H. J. Grogan on Highway 69. The plant, established in 1943, employed about fifty workers to manufacture pine lumber and hardwood flooring.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
H. J. and Vernon Grogan of the Grogan Lumber Company
Location
Three miles north of Alto on Highway 69
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
18
Start Year:
1943
End Year:
1960
Decades:
1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969
Period of Operation:
1943, 1950, 1960
Town:
North of Alto
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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