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W. S. Wilkins & Son
According to Gregg County records, S. and W. S. Wilkins, Jr., mortgaged to Buckeye Engine Company on their sawmill machinery located seventeen miles south by east from Gilmer on the C. H. Alexander Headright, a little to the northwest of Longview.
The Wilkins & Son mill was listed in a railroad directory in 1884 at Longview. In 1880, W. F. S. Wilkins had a sawmill in nearby Precinct 4 of Harrison County.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
GG
Owner Name
W. S. Wilkins and W. S. Wilkins, Jr.
Location
Northwest of Longview, office at Longview
County
Gregg
Years in Operation:
6
Start Year:
1879
End Year:
1884
Decades:
1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:
1879 to 1884
Town:
Northwest of Longview, office at Longview
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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