| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-57 |
| Corporate Name: | Moorer and Carter |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | William Jackson Moorer and Christopher Columbus Carter |
| Location: | Mechanicsville, about three miles southwest of Mt. Sylvan, near Camp's Ferry on the Sabine River |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1875 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1875 |
| Town: | Mechanicsville |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber and possibly 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, planing mill, possibly grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Moorer and Carter, according to Dr. William Woldert, who was raised in Tyler from the age of four in 1849, had a sawmill about three miles southwest of Mt. Sylvan. According to Dr. Woldert, the mill opened about 1870. Equipment included a planing mill. This may be the sawmill that Albert Woldert later wrote about being the center and focus of a small community named “Mechanicsville.”
Gregg County records note that Christopher B. Carter and W. J. Moore had a sawmill partnership. A bill of sale for $3,500 from Carter to Moore in 1875 recorded that the mill was located near Camp's Ferry on the Sabine River. Property included lands, steam mills for lumber and cornmeal, two log carts, two log wagons, three road wagons, and eleven oxen.
Dr. Woldert writes that first the sawmill, then a furniture factory, and finally a dozen houses were constructed about four miles east of the Neches River and two and a half miles southwest of Mt Sylvan. The community existed until about 1875, when it was destroyed by a forest fire. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-16-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |