Henry Grogan
A Grogan forerunner of the later Grogan Brothers Lumber Company at Alto was a peckerwood mill located on the Tom Allen place. Most of the movement of timber, lumber, and product was done by muscle power, horse and human. The company operated a commissary. The operation was listed in Nelson Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas of 1957.
Henry Grogan sold out to Vernon Grogan his share of the Grogan Brothers sawmill for $10, located on Highway 69 between Alto and Rusk. Equipment included an HD-7 Allis bulldozer, a D-4 cat, an International log truck, a log loader, and the sawmill and power plant.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
Henry Grogan. Grogan Brothers Lumber Company with Vernon Grogan and Henry Grogan.
Location
On the Tom Allen place
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
11
Start Year:
1950
End Year:
1960
Decades:
1950-1959,1960-1969
Period of Operation:
1950s to 1960
Town:
On the Tom Allen place
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2