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W. H. Lee
This operation may have evolved from the W. H. Lee sawmill of the 1920s and 1930s at Gilmer. In October, 1947, according to The Gulf Coast Lumberman, a fire completely destroyed the facility with the exception of the planer. Loss was estimated at $20,000.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
UP
Owner Name
W. H. Lee
Location
Gilmer
County
Upshur
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1947
End Year:
1947
Decades:
1940-1949
Period of Operation:
1947
Town:
Gilmer
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
1,758 in 1905; 5,000 in 1928; 1963 in 1934
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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