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M. D. Murchison & Sons
M. D. Murchison & Sons operated a sawmill service and a lumber retail business at Grapeland from 1930 to 1952. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers referred to this firm as Murchison Lumber Company in its directories from 1936 to 1952. Block notes that this business operated a mill producing yellow pine products.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
HO
Owner Name
M. D. Murchison & Sons, also known as Murchison Lumber Company
Location
Grapeland, about ten miles north of Crockett
County
Houston
Years in Operation:
23
Start Year:
1930
End Year:
1952
Decades:
1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1930 to 1952
Town:
Grapeland
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
750 in 1905; 3,000 in 1928; 1027 in 1934
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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