| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-93 |
| Corporate Name: | J. V. Lankford |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. V. Lankford |
| Location: | Redland, two miles north of Lufkin on Highway 59 |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1934 |
| End Year: | 1941 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1934 to 1941 |
| Town: | Redland |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | Gasoline
| 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: | 10000: 1934 |
| Capacity Comments: | Probably 10,000 feet or more daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | J. V. Lankford operated sawmills at various sites in Angelina County for more than thirty years: just north and east of Redland in 1907 and 1908 at Davisville; four miles west of Lufkin from 1909 to 1912, at Iron Bridge three miles west of Lufkin from about 1914 to 1917, at Collwood (Hoshall) about 1917, at Manton/Platt from 1918 to 1919, on the Michelli Grant from 1920 to 1934, and at Redland from 1934 to 1941, when he retired. Very little has been recorded about his lumber business.
Very little has been recorded about this sawmill's operation at Redland, other than it was powered by a small gasoline motor. Lankford probably had a small sawmill town. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |