| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-29 |
| Corporate Name: | David R. Wingate |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | David R. Wingate |
| Location: | Farrsville on Big Cow Creek |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1862 |
| End Year: | 1864 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869 |
| Period of Operation: | Late 1862 until it burned before the end of the Civil War, by 1865 |
| Town: | Farrsville on Big Cow Creek |
| 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: | 8-horsepower steam engine
| 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: | Small sash saw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | After the Union Navy burned his sawmill and plantation complex in late 1862, Judge Wingate retreated north to Newton County in order to secure his slaves. Wingate settled near his brother-in-law, Alfred Farr, a Methodist preacher and fellow slave owner, who operated a plantation, which was supported by a water-powered combination cotton gin, gristmill, and sawmill on Big Cow Creek. Here Wingate built a small sawmill powered with an 8-horsepower steam engine. The mill was not financially successful, for the Civil War, despite the periodic successes of the Confederate blockade runners, had nearly crushed the Texas economy. The sawmill operated intermittently until it burned down. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |