| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-18 |
| Corporate Name: | E. O. Shamberger |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | E. O. Shamberger (Shamburger) |
| Location: | Quitman |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 |
| Town: | Quitman |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1,200 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Red and white oak, shortleaf yellow pine
 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: | 3000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 3,000 feet daily on sawmill and 10,000 on planing mill |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill and planing mill, resaw. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific; Missouri, Kansas, & Texas; International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | E. O. Shamberger operated a circular sawmill and planing mill at Quitman in 1928. This may be Ed or E. O. Shamburger who operated mills at Hawkins and Pine Mills in Wood County twenty years earlier.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |