| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-41 |
| Corporate Name: | George W. Fouke |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | George W. Fouke, F. J. Fouke, and T. P. West |
| Location: | Hawkins (Fouke's Mill) |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 10 years |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1915 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 to 1915 |
| Town: | Hawkins (Fouke's Mill) |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 227 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Yellow pine dimension and yard stock
 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: | 50000: 1915 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 feet daily in 1915 |
| 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: | Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | Fouke, noted "This Everlasting Sand Bed": Cultural Resources Investigations at the Texas Big Sandy Project, Wood and Upshur Counties, Texas was operating a logging tram road and a mill north of Hawkins and west of Rhonesboro in 1906. The American Lumberman reported that the George W. Fouke Lumber Company authorized capital of $250,000 in 1908. Partners are George W. Fouke, F. J. Fouke, and T. P. West. The mill was listed as cutting 50,000 feet daily of pine yardstock and dimension in 1915 at Hawkins. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |