| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-37 |
| Corporate Name: | G. T. Merrill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | G. T. Merrill. W. S. Robinson. Barnen. |
| Location: | Eleven miles southeast of Longview on the Barnen mill site. |
| County: | Gregg |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1884 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1884 |
| Town: | Southeast of Longview |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 12-inch by 14-inch steam engine and a boiler
| 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: | Sawmill, a gang edger, a cut-off saw, a lath mill, twenty-nine oxen, and six wagons |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | The W. S. Robinson saw-, planing, and shingle mills were listed in a railroad directory in 1884 at Longview. Robinson had two mills, according to Harrison County records. One mill seemed to a planing mill only, located three-quarters of a mile from Longview. The second mill was located eleven miles southeast of Longview on the Barnen mill site. On October 2, Robinson sold both mills to G. T. Merrill. The sawmill at Barnen included the boiler, a 12-inch by 14-inch steam engine, a gang edger, a cut-off saw, a lath mill, twenty-nine oxen, six wagons, and 960 acres of white oak and pine timber. |
| Research Date: | JKG 9-23-93, MCJ 04-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |