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E. L. Dyer Lumber Mills
E. L. Dyer Lumber Mills was first noted at Navasota in the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934. Dyer had opened a sawmill facility at Navasota while operating another sawmill plant in the county. The mill was listed in Nelson Samson's 1957 edition of Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
GR
Owner Name
E. L. Dyer Lumber Mills
Location
Navasota, along the Navasota River
County
Grimes
Years in Operation:
24
Start Year:
1934
End Year:
1957
Decades:
1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1934 to 1957
Town:
Navasota, originally Hollindale
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
3284 in 1915. 5128 in 1934. 4796 in 1950.
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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