| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TR-19 |
| Corporate Name: | Josserand Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | McDuffie or McDuffy |
| Owner Name: | Josserand Lumber Company. John B. Peyton and Mrs. McDuffy (McDuffie) |
| Location: | McDuffy Station, 1.0 miles east on 287 from 287/2262 intersection |
| County: | Trinity |
| Years in Operation: | 28 years |
| Start Year: | 1882 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | Before 1882 to 1909 |
| Town: | McDuffy Station |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 250 in 1889 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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: | 25000: 1890 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet of lumber 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 with a circular and a planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Trinity & Sabine
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| Historicial Development: | This mill was built before 1889, and it is believed it was possibly built earlier than 1882, before the construction of the Trinity & Sabine Railroad. The mill was sold to the Josserand Brothers about 1890. It would have been dismantled when the main Josserand mill at Josserand, about a mile away, closed in 1909, if not earlier.
The McDuffie mill owners, uncommon to Trinity County mills on the Trinity and Sabine Railway, allowed a saloon to be operated on their company property. The McDuffie mill was supplied with logs by a Shay locomotive. J. H. Kurth of the Angelina County Lumber Company may have had an in this mill. The March 1921 issue of the Lufkin Line referred to the mill at McDuffie Station as the “McDuffy and Kurth (mill) at McDuffy.” |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-20-93, MCJ 02-22-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |