| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-177 |
| Corporate Name: | William Herrington |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | James, William, and W. B. Herrington |
| Location: | 177 acres in the Jason Bridges Grant, a mile and a half from Homer |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1868 |
| End Year: | 1883 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1868 to 1888 |
| Town: | Near Homer |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | 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: | A circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | James, William, and W. B. Herrington were family members involved in sawmilling ventures in the county from the late 1860s to the 1880s. “The Journal of G. W. Gann” notes that Mr. Gann, as County Surveyor of Angelina County, recorded an entry in which a Mr. William Herrington had indicated to Gann that he “desires to purchase a tract of land on the labor & On its eastern boundary about 1 1/2 miles from Homer upon which to const a steam mill. He and another owns the mill but will have to purchase the land on time if at al [sic]. . . . I must say however that I think it not certain that he will locate the mill in this Co.” James Herrington, in the 1877 Angelina County tax records, had a $1,000 value in tools, sawmill machinery, and the other equipment. The mill was located on the Jason Bridges Grant where a James Hinnington is listed as owning 1,500 acres. James Herrington is not listed in the 1882 tax roll, but his manufacturing tools in 1883 are worth $615. |
| Research Date: | JKG 2-15-94, MCJ 01-17-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |