| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-26 |
| Corporate Name: | Boynton Brothers |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Albert and Walter Boynton. A. C. Boynton and M. B. Boynton. |
| Location: | One and a half miles northeast of Carthage |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 18 years |
| Start Year: | 1887 |
| End Year: | 1904 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1887 to 1904 |
| Town: | Northeast of Carthage |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 956 in 1905; 3200 in 1982;1651 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, cornmeal, cotton
 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: | Sawmill and planing mill, grist mill, cotton press |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas Sabine Valley & Northwestern, later the Texas & Gulf |
| Historicial Development: | Panola County records document that A. C. Boynton and his wife were operating a multi-milling concern as early as 1887 near Carthage. County records reveal that A. C. Boynton mortgaged his sawmill for $250 in February 1887 and again in June 1887. Equipment mortgaged included a Short steam engine, a tubular boiler, a yoke of oxen, a log wagon, houses, and stables. By February 1888, M. B. Boynton had apparently joined with A. C. Boynton in partnership. That month, for $3,000, they mortgaged the engine, the boiler, two log wagons, chains, the saw and sawmill carriage, a grist mill, a gin press, all houses, and other items.
A. C. Boynton and wife M. B. Boynton, on April 7, 1891, executed a Deed of Trust to Wm L. Weal on their sawmill plant located one and a half miles northeast of Carthage, along the tracks of the Texas Sabine Valley & Northwestern railway. The plant consisted of a sawmill, a planing mill, and had the following logging equipment: fourteen yoke of oxen, four log wagons, and a 12-wheel log wagon. R. E. Trabue picked up Weal's Deed of Trust on June 8, 1892 for $3,330. The sawmill site was located on eight acres of land (on the W. I. Thompson survey) that Boynton had bought from Weal. R. E. Trabue about 1904 sold a Lima 2T steam locomotive to A. C. Boynton of Panola County.
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |