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Texas Basket Company
The Slover- Newton Manufacturing Company began building crates and boxes at Jacksonville about 1900. It later became, first, the Newton-Shank Manufacturing company, and, later, the Texas Basket Company.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
Texas Basket Company , Newton-Shank Manufacturing, Slover- Newton Manufacturing Company
Location
Jacksonville
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
97
Start Year:
1900
End Year:
1996
Decades:
1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999
Period of Operation:
1900 to 1996
Town:
Jacksonville
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
1,568 in 1905; 6000 in 1928; 6748 in 1934
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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