| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-82 |
| Corporate Name: | I. D. Fairchild |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | I. D. Fairchild |
| Location: | Retrieve, near Shawnee Creek, south of Huntington, also known as Ozias |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1902 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1902 to 1908 |
| Town: | Shawnee Creek (Retrieve, Ozias) |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Sawmill
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Lumber |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | Retrieve was a sawmill town, located near Shawnee Creek, between Huntington and Zavalla. It was serviced by the Texas & New Orleans. A sawmill was built about 1902 and was sold to Fairchild in 1905. He closed it in 1908.
Fairchild may have operated later a sawmill at Fairchild Switch, four miles south of Lufkin, about 1913. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |