| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-19 |
| Corporate Name: | Alfred Farr |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Alfred Farr. Later a series of owners |
| Location: | Farrsville on Big Cow Creek |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 67 years |
| Start Year: | 1852 |
| End Year: | 1918 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909,1910-1919, |
| Period of Operation: | Built about 1852 to at least 1918 |
| Town: | Farrsville on Big Cow Creek |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 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: | Water; steam later?
| 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: | Initially a combination cotton gin, grist mill, and sawmill. Upright sash saw; by 1882, a circular saw. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Alfred Farr, a Methodist preacher and brother-in-law to David R. Wingate, migrated with Wingate to Newton County, Texas, from Mississippi in 1852. Farr built and operated a water-powered combination cotton gin, gristmill, and sawmill on Big Cow Creek, probably using slave labor. The mill at first operated as part of a plantation complex, providing milled lumber for the plantation and local community. Most of Farr's sixty-seven slaves were employed in agricultural pursuits.
The mill operated under various owners until the big Wiergate mill opened in 1918. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-15-93, MCJ 01-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |