Palmetto Logging Camp at Palmetto
The Palmetto Lumber Company operated several sawmills in East Texas after 1900. The one at Jasper opened in 1915. One of its logging camps, according to Webb, was located at Palmetto, about seven miles from Newton. It operated from 1916 to 1926 to feed the daily capacity of 75,000 board feet at the Jasper sawmill. Operations normally employed seventy men, and the camp population totaled 250. With the cutting out of the surrounding timber, the camp closed in 1926.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
NE
Owner Name
Palmetto Logging Camp at Palmetto
Location
Palmetto seven miles from Newton in northwestern part of county
County
Newton
Years in Operation:
11
Start Year:
1916
End Year:
1926
Decades:
1910-1919,1920-1929
Period of Operation:
1916 to 1926
Town:
Palmetto
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
250
Mill Pond:
2