| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TR-1 |
| Corporate Name: | Woodson & Bros. |
| Local Name: | the Alabama sawmill |
| Owner Name: | Woodson & Bros. Built by Gordon Woodson and R. D. Crow. |
| Location: | South of Sumpter at Indian Camp Springs, on or near Alabama Creek |
| County: | Trinity |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1857 |
| End Year: | 1865 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1857 to about 1865 |
| Town: | South of Sumpter |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | 400,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census of 1860 |
| 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: | None |
| Historicial Development: | According to Flora G. Bowles' history of Trinity County, Gordon Woodson and R. D. Crow built the county's first sawmill about 1857. It was located about four miles south of Sumpter on Indian Camp Springs. Sumpter, noted Webb, was Trinity County's first seat of government. It was located about four miles east of Groveton. The sawmill of Woodson & Bros was enumerated in the Census of 1860. With a crew of seven men paid total monthly wages of $126, the mill produced 400,000 feet of lumber valued at $5,620 from sawlogs and supplies worth $700.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-22-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |