| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-73 |
| Corporate Name: | Brit Barron |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Brit Barron. Jacob Goodman. Charles Smith. |
| Location: | Knoxville, on the Rusk to Tyler Road |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 20 years |
| Start Year: | 1856 |
| End Year: | 1875 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1856 to 1875 |
| Town: | Knoxville, on the Rusk to Tyler Road |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Distilled liquids, lumber, cornmeal, and flour
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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 grist mill, distillery, and a flour mill. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | In order to serve the growing population at and near Knoxville, Charles Smith built a plant that included a distillery, a sawmill, a grist mill, and a flour mill. Knoxville, located on the Tyler to Rusk road, existed prior to 1853 and disappeared after the International & Great Northern passed the town in the 1870s. Charles, brother of John and Rufus Smith, moved to Nacogdoches, dying “there in a mill accident about 1869.” Later operators were Jacob Goodman and Brit Barron. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-24-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |