R. H. Poole Lumber Company
R. H. Poole sold out his sawmill to N. D. Caton in 1928. He soon constructed a new lumber facility on Turkey Creek, where the Vance Jenkins home is now located (1988), according to Fred McKenzie. He cut out and moved to Pruitt's Lake. After cutting out there, he moved back to Avinger and built his final mill. This sawmill burned to the ground and allegedly was not rebuilt.
The company was listed as the Pool Lumber company in the 1934 edition of the Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 lists the Rufus H. Poole Lumber Company. It operated a planing mill. Poole's does not appear in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CS
Owner Name
R. H. Poole Lumber Company
Location
Avinger
County
Cass
Years in Operation:
27
Start Year:
1930
End Year:
1956
Decades:
1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1930s to early 1940s. Later a planing mill until 1956.
Town:
Avinger
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2