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L. D. Porters
L. D. Porters's water-powered sawmill in Sabine County manufactured 468,000 feet of lumber (valued at $4680) during the census year ending June 1, 1850. Porters employed four men and one woman, to home he paid a total monthly wage of $92. The mill was d to be a $2000 investment. He was Sabine County's largest lumber producer in 1850.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SB
Owner Name
L. D. Porters
Location
Unknown
County
Sabine
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1849
End Year:
1850
Decades:
1840-1849,1850-1859
Period of Operation:
About 1849 to the 1850s
Town:
Unknown
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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