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Clabe Byley
T. L. Bobbitt, in an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, recalled that Clabe Byley operated a steam-powered, multi-milling facility at Swansville. Located twelve miles south of San Augustine and near the Sabine County line, the sawmill town had a commissary and tenant houses.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SB
Owner Name
Clabe Byley
Location
Swansville, just north of Bronson
County
Sabine
Years in Operation:
21
Start Year:
1910
End Year:
1930
Decades:
1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939
Period of Operation:
Late 1910s to 1930s
Town:
Swansville
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
1
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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