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Western Naval Stores Co.
Webb in the Handbook of Texas recorded that the Western Naval Stores Co. operated a turpentine camp and distillery at Wenasco in Jasper County from about 1915 to 1919. The company had several satellite camps, Wenasco being one of the larger ones with a work force of 300 employees and a population of 500. It was dismantled in 1919.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
JA
Owner Name
Western Naval Stores Co.
Location
Wenasco, five miles north of Jasper
County
Jasper
Years in Operation:
5
Start Year:
1915
End Year:
1919
Decades:
1910-1919
Period of Operation:
1915 to 1919
Town:
Wenasco
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
500
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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