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. It was located “just across the branch” in Patroon. Tom Hitt worked for Griffin in the 1940s.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SH
Owner Name
Dick Griffin Lumber Company
Location
“just across the branch” in Patroon
County
Shelby
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1940
End Year:
1940
Decades:
1940-1949
Period of Operation:
1940s
Town:
Patroon
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2