Kirby Lumber Company
The Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 reports that the Kirby Lumber Company was a manufacturer of yellow pine lumber at Steep Creek, six and a half miles south of San Augustine. The mill lasted until the 1920s. The Southern Lumber directory in 1928 lists Kirby Lumber still at Steep Creek as well as Bronson.
\\\\A. Hayes informed V. L. Beasley that the Steep Creek operation was very large. The company provided a commissary and housing for its employees.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SA
Owner Name
Kirby Lumber Company
Location
Steep Creek, at highway 96 next to railroad tracks
County
San Augustine
Years in Operation:
24
Start Year:
1905
End Year:
1928
Decades:
1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929
Period of Operation:
1905 to later 1920s
Town:
Steep Creek
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
0