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Felker Lumber Company
H. C. Knowles, in 1947, sold his planing mill at Avinger to M. L. “Bud” Felker, Jr. A new sawmill operation was added to the old Knowles sawmill. Nelson T. Samson, in Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas, listed Felker's lumber facility at Avinger in 1957. It is not listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CS
Owner Name
Felker Lumber Company with M. L. “Bud” Felker, Jr. H. C. Knowles.
Location
Avinger, southwestern Cass County, northwest of Marshall, Harrison County
County
Cass
Years in Operation:
11
Start Year:
1947
End Year:
1957
Decades:
1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1947 to 1957
Town:
Avinger
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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