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Charles Blackburn
Melvin Aldridge, a life-long, 87-year old area resident, told V. L. Beasley that Charles and Jess Blackburn operated a small sawmill at Chancy Switch for several years before 1920.
Charley Blackburn sawmilled in the county until 1954, according to his wife, Peggy Blackburn Gipson.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
AG
Owner Name
Charles and Jess Blackburn
Location
Chancy Switch, five miles west of Lufkin
County
Angelina
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1910
End Year:
1910
Decades:
1910-1919
Period of Operation:
Late 1910s
Town:
Chancy Switch, west of Lufkin
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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