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F. E. Martin
The sawmill of Robinson & Elder was listed in “Timbered Texas,” Galveston Weekly News, April 13, 1893, as cutting 8,000 feet daily. The Gregg County records note that J. T. Robinson and Mrs. Sarah Elder had a steam sawmill in Rusk County, located in the southern part of Kilgore. They sold it to F. E. Martin.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
RU
Owner Name
F. E. Martin. J. T. Robinson and Mrs. Sarah Elder
Location
Elderville, east of Kilgore
County
Rusk
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1893
End Year:
1893
Decades:
1890-1899
Period of Operation:
1893
Town:
Elderville, east of Kilgore
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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