Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SB-97
Corporate Name: Thompson Allen
Local Name:
Owner Name: Thompson Allen
Location: Three miles northeast of Hemphill on Palo Gaucho Creek
County: Sabine
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1850
End Year: 1850
Decades: 1850-1859
Period of Operation: 1850
Town: Northeast of Hemphill
Company Town: 0
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
Power Source: Water
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: None
Historicial Development: An oral interview of Drayton Speights, born in 1908 and a life-long resident of Sabine County and lumber industry businessman of the area, revealed that a Thompson Allen sawmill existed in Sabine County about 1850. The mill was water-powered, drawing its water from a dam on Palo Gaucho Creek.
Research Date: MCJ 02-13-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson