Grogan Lumber Company tram road at Gladstell
The Grogan Manufacturing Company’s mill at Gladstell appeared in a 1915 directory of sawmills as having a daily cutting capacity of 50,000 feet. Forty percent of the mill’s business was in tie production. It was still operating in 1928 and was running a company town at Gladstell. Its tram road that year was fifteen miles in length.
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175
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Grogan Lumber Company
Years of Operation:
1915 to 1930
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Track Length:
15
Locations Served:
Gladstell, on the Houston East & West Texas, in Liberty County.
Counties of Operation:
Liberty
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History:
The Grogan Manufacturing Company’s mill at Gladstell appeared in a 1915 directory of sawmills as having a daily cutting capacity of 50,000 feet. Forty percent of the mill’s business was in tie production. It was still operating in 1928 and was running a company town at Gladstell. Its tram road that year was fifteen miles in length.