Dick Griffin Lumber Company
The Dick Griffin Lumber Company at Center appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. Dick Griffin Lumber Company was listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers, 1956-1958. Established as a sole proprietorship in 1940, the firm produced rough and green lumber with less than twenty-five workers. The company's main office was located at Patroon.
Dick Griffin Lumber Company had a sawmill at Patroon, according to The History of Shelby County. Tom Hitt worked for Griffin in the 1940s.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SH
Owner Name
Dick Griffin Lumber Company
Location
Center with main office at Patroon
County
Shelby
Years in Operation:
19
Start Year:
1940
End Year:
1958
Decades:
1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1940 to 1958
Town:
Center
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2