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Lowery Bros. Lumber Company
Lance Mettauer recalled that Lowery Brothers [operating a large mill at Huntington, Angelina County] had a thick ‘n thin mill that operated near Chireno during the 1950s. Willie Atkinson Thorpe, during her teenage years, earned 50 cents a night to watch the slab pit.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
NA
Owner Name
Lowery Bros. Lumber Company. Lester and Elvin Lowery.
Location
Near Chireno
County
Nacogdoches
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1950
End Year:
1950
Decades:
1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1950s
Town:
Chireno
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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