Davis, Davis, and Brogden
"This Everlasting Sand Bed": Cultural Resources Investigations at the Texas Big Sandy Project, Wood and Upshur Counties, Texas reported that a sawmill existed in the border area near Rhonesboro on the Wood and Upshur County lines. The original mill was a combination cotton gin and grist mill powered by animals. By 1883, E. E. Elder, the new owner of the mill, installed a sawmill as well. The final owners were Davis, Davis and Brogden, who stopped milling by 1887.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
UP
Owner Name
Davis, Davis, and Brogden, before 1887. E. E. Elder, 1883 to 1887. George W. Crow, before 1865 to before 1883.
Location
Rhonesboro area, on the Wood County line
County
Upshur
Years in Operation:
7
Start Year:
1880
End Year:
1886
Decades:
1880-1889
Period of Operation:
Before 1865 to at least 1886. Sawmill beginning about 1880.
Town:
Rhonesboro area
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2