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P. T. Butler and Sons
Cherokee County records reveal that T. W. and Cole Butler sold the Butler Box Factory to P. T. Butler in 1956. The Butler Box Co. at Rusk appeared Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas in 1957. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 noted that the company had become Butler & Sons and was using a planing mill to produce wooden boxes and crates.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
P. T. Butler and Sons. Butler Box Co.
Location
Rusk
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1956
End Year:
1957
Decades:
1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1956 to 1957
Town:
Rusk
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
6,598 in 1950
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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