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J. W. Roberts
On March 25, 1897, Roberts sold about 300,000 feet of pine lumber at Saunders Switch to Foster Lumber Company of Missouri for $572. The Galveston Daily News reports Roberts still cutting timber at Pocahontas in 1900.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
MO
Owner Name
J. W. Roberts
Location
Pocahontas (Saunders Switch), about eleven miles east of Conroe
County
Montgomery
Years in Operation:
6
Start Year:
1895
End Year:
1900
Decades:
1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation:
About 1895 to 1900
Town:
Pocahontas (Saunders Switch)
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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