| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-2 |
| Corporate Name: | Menard & McKinney |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | M. B. Menard & Thomas F. McKinney |
| Location: | Menard Creek |
| County: | Liberty?Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1833 |
| End Year: | 1848 |
| Decades: | 1830-1839,1840-1849 |
| Period of Operation: | 1833 to 1848 |
| Town: | Along Menard Creek |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | None |
| 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: | 3000: 1833 |
| Capacity Comments: | About 3,000 feet daily. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Upright sash saw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | M. B. Menard and Thomas F. McKinney operated a sawmill along Menard Creek for about fifteen years. Menard was the founder of Galveston and McKinney was one of its first merchants and a financier for the Revolution. McKinney belonged to the biggest economic firm in Texas (McKinney, Williams, and Company), which built McKinney's steamboats at Galveston. The lumber from Menard Creek was undoubtedly shipped to Galveston.
The writings of Sam Houston reveal that McKinney was floating cotton down the Angelina River to Sabine Pass as early as 1830.
In 1842, two slaves working at the mill died when its boiler exploded. It dismantled in 1848 when it had cutout the timber. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-26-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |