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A. P. Willis Lumber Co.
A. P. Willis bought a small lumbering facility and sawmill community at or near Shepherd in 1951 from P. E. Castleberry for $50,000. The assets included the sawmill, a planing mill, houses, carriages, buildings, lumber, and logs. The A. P. Willis Lumber Company mortgaged a rebuilt diesel GM power unit to Stewart & Stevenson on October 18, 1954. The company appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SJ
Owner Name
A. P. Willis Lumber Co. P. E. Castleberry.
Location
Shepherd
County
San Jacinto
Years in Operation:
7
Start Year:
1951
End Year:
1957
Decades:
1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1951 to 1957
Town:
Shepherd
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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