Mayfield & Durham
A sawmill firm of Foote & Moberly had an operation, according to the Gregg County records, at Foote Switch on the trackage of the Texas & Pacific. Byron T. Durham gave a deed of trust to Thomas Hope in 1875 for $1,300 for the sawmill, the steam engine, etc., the mill house having earlier burned down. William Durham was partnered to Byron T. Durham, according to Gregg County records, as they repaired the mill site, located at Foote's Switch (later Snyder's Switch) about four miles south of Longview. Local railroad and lumber entrepreneurs Brad and Eli Barnes along with A. Waldrond provided materials for the construction of the new steam mill. A. Waldrond provided material to Byron T. Durham, who built a steam sawmill at Longview.
The Durham & Durham sawmill was probably the genesis of the Mayfield & Durham, which was cutting 15,000 feet daily of lumber at Longview in 1893.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
GG
Owner Name
Mayfield & Durham. William Durham and Byron T. Durham. Byron T. Durham. Foote & Moberly.
Location
Foote Switch (Foote's Switch, later known as Snyder's Switch, about four miles south of Longview)
County
Gregg
Years in Operation:
19
Start Year:
1875
End Year:
1893
Decades:
1870-1879,1880-1889,1890-1899
Period of Operation:
1875 to 1893
Town:
Foote Switch (Foote's Switch, later known as Snyder's Switch,)
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2