Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: WK-38
Corporate Name: “Father William” Viser
Local Name:
Owner Name: “Father William” Viser
Location: Huntsville
County: Walker
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1840
End Year: 1841
Decades: 1840-1849
Period of Operation: 1840 to 1841
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: None
Historicial Development: “Father William” Viser, according to East Texas: Its History and Its Makers (1940), erected and operated a sawmill at Huntsville in 1840. The first building constructed of lumber, the Globe Tavern, was built the next year.
Research Date: MCJ 03-31-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson