J. W. Cooper and and W. C. Hodges
According to Gregg County records, J. W. Moody, Jr. had a steam sawmill two miles northeast of Gladewater known as the "Swamp Rabbit." The county sheriff sold it to J. W. Cooper and and W. C. Hodges for $26.00 in 1877. Cooper had been doing lumber work in the area since 1875. Jno Cooper provided lumber and labor for Edward Dewey's boarding house and hotel on the tracks of the Texas & Pacific depot at Gladewater.
This may have become the Cooper Hardin & Co mill listed at Gladewater in an 1880 railroad directory.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
UP
Owner Name
J. W. Cooper and and W. C. Hodges. J. W. Moody, Jr.
Location
Two miles northeast of Gladewater
County
Upshur
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1875
End Year:
1875
Decades:
1870-1879
Period of Operation:
1875
Town:
North of Gladewater
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2