E. B. Adams & Son
The sawmill of E. B. Adams and Son appeared in a 1880 Chicago lumber publication. The mill was apparently located in or around Red Branch. It reappeared in an 1884 railroad directory.
Research by Block reveals that Earl B. Adams served in the cavalry force of General Nathan B. Forrest, entering at the age of fourteen. Carrying the sobriquet of Colonel, Adams practiced law in Crockett and was the county and district attorney for eight years.
Lovelady, on the International & Great Northern tracks, was established in 1872 with the railroad's arrival.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
HO
Owner Name
E. B. Adams & Son
Location
Red Branch, about three miles south of Lovelady on railroad tracks
County
Houston
Years in Operation:
5
Start Year:
1880
End Year:
1884
Decades:
1980-1989
Period of Operation:
1880 to 1884
Town:
Red Branch, south of Lovelady
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Lovelady, 300 in 1880. 416 in 1890.
Mill Pond:
2