Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-49 |
Corporate Name: | Howard Cassidy |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Howard Cassidy |
Location: | Eight miles from Hemphill on County Road 944 |
County: | Sabine |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1940 |
End Year: | 1940 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | Early 1940s |
Town: | Eight miles from Hemphill |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber and ties
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Unknown
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: | Portable sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | An oral interview with Mrs. Arbie McGraw, long-time resident of Sabine County, revealed that the Howard Cassidy sawmill operated during the early 1940s in Sabine County. It was located on County Road 944, about eight miles from Hemphill. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |