| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TR-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Frank Floyd Gore |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Frank Floyd Gore |
| Location: | Wood Lake, formerly Willard, six miles east of Groveton |
| County: | Trinity |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1947 |
| End Year: | 1947 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1947 |
| Town: | Woodlake, east of Groveton |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough pine and hardwood lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: | 15000: 1947 |
| Capacity Comments: | 15,000 to 20,000 feet daily |
| 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Frank Floyd Gore, according to The Jacksonville Courier in 1947, built a sawmill plant in January that year at Wood Lake. He employed twenty-five to thirty-five employees to whom he paid a total weekly wage of $1,400 to $1,500. He was doing his logging on 1,100 acres of his own stumpage. R. H. Jowell Lumber Company marketed the mill cut. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-22-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |