| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-166 |
| Corporate Name: | Robert B. Rowe |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Robert B. Rowe |
| Location: | San Augustine |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 12 years |
| Start Year: | 1985 |
| End Year: | 1996 |
| Decades: | 1980-1989,1990-1999 |
| Period of Operation: | Later 1980s to 1996 |
| Town: | West of San Augustine |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Ties, pallets, and posts
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Electric
| 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Weldon Beasley, in an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, noted that the Robert B. Rowe sawmill has been operating at San Augustine on Highway 95 since the late 1980s. It mills ties, pallets, and posts. Rowe has a second mill five miles west of San Augustine. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96, LT 07-31-93 |
| Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |