W. Lane & J. Laughslon
Fussell Bros. bought on mortgage for $3,000 a gin and sawmill plant in 1920, including a gas engine, carriage, edger, and cut-off saw. They sold “one Saw Mill rig” to Lane and Laughslon in 1923.
J. Johnson recalled for V. L. Beasley that Holly and Jesse Fussell operated a sawmill plant located about five miles north of San Augustine during the 1920s. The brothers had bought it from a Mr. Harrison who left the area.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SA
Owner Name
W. Lane and J. Laughslon. Fussell Bros: Holly and Jesse Fussell. Mr. Harrison.
Location
About five miles north of San Augustine
County
San Augustine
Years in Operation:
4
Start Year:
1920
End Year:
1923
Decades:
1920-1929
Period of Operation:
1920 to 19213
Town:
North of San Augustine
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2