| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HD-66 |
| Corporate Name: | Rio Bravo Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Rio Bravo Lumber Company, a subsidiary of Southern Pacific. |
| Location: | Sour Lake |
| County: | Hardin |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1903 |
| End Year: | 1903 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1903 |
| Town: | Sour Lake |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 99 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber for the oil boom at Sour Lake
 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western; Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | W. T. Block claims that before the Doucette mill began operations at Sour Lake, at least four sawmills were cutting timbers and pilings for the oil field industry. The only one of the earliest sawmills that we have a name for is the Rio Bravo. This mill was probably short-lived for almost no other information about it is known at this time. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |