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Thomas C. Gillespie
According to Timothy K. Perttula et al's "This Everlasting Sand Bed": Cultural Resources Investigations at the Texas Big Sandy Project, Wood and Upshur Counties, Texas, Thomas C. Gillespie operated a water-powered sawmill north of Hawkins and west of Rhonesboro from 1872 to before the turn of the century.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
WD
Owner Name
Thomas C. Gillespie
Location
Several miles north of Hawkins and west of Rhonesboro
County
Wood
Years in Operation:
29
Start Year:
1872
End Year:
1900
Decades:
1870-1879,1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation:
1872 to before 1900
Town:
North of Hawkins
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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