Wood County Lumber Company
The Wood County Lumber Company was advertised for sale in The Gulf Coast Lumberman issue of November 15, 1956. Equipment included a “Sawmill complete with conveyor chain, fan, blowpipe, power unit.” The company was listed the following year in Nelson Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. According to Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958, the company was established in 1936, J. J. Puckett was managing the operation, and more than ten workers were employed at the plant.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
WD
Owner Name
Wood County Lumber Company with J. J. Puckett
Location
Box 267, Mineola
County
Wood
Years in Operation:
23
Start Year:
1936
End Year:
1958
Decades:
1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1936 to 1958
Town:
Mineola
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
3,626 in 1950
Mill Pond:
2