| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-46 |
| Corporate Name: | John Bauman |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | John Bauman |
| Location: | About ten miles northwest of Tyler near Lollar's Crossing |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 21 years |
| Start Year: | 1865 |
| End Year: | 1885 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1865 until about 1885 |
| Town: | Northwest of Tyler |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and probably cornmeal
 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: | Sawmill and probably grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | John Bauman, according to Dr. Woldert, who was raised in Tyler from the age of four in 1849, had a sawmill ten miles to the northwest of Tyler, north of Lollar's Crossing over the Neches and north of the river. Woldert writes that “Bauman had his mill among heavy pine virgin pine timber, and ran quite a number of years after the Civil War.” |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |