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G. L. Witherspoon Tie Mill
G. L. Witherspoon operated a tie mill at Conroe before 1900. This mill shipped ninety carloads of ties in one month.
This is possibly George Witherspoon, who, with his brother Jim, were sawmill operators at Goodrich, in Polk County, around the turn of the century.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
MO
Owner Name
G. L. Witherspoon Tie Mill
Location
Conroe
County
Montgomery
Years in Operation:
9
Start Year:
1896
End Year:
1904
Decades:
1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation:
1896 to 1904
Town:
Conroe
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
1,0009 in 1905
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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