| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HO-76 |
| Corporate Name: | J. W. Bodenhamer |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. W. Bodenhamer |
| Location: | San Pedro, southeast of Grapeland |
| County: | Houston |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1884 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1884 |
| Town: | San Pedro, southeast of Grapeland |
| 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: | 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| 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: | International & Great Northern (Missouri Pacific) at Grapeland |
| Historicial Development: | J. W. Bodenhamer was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at San Pedro in 1884. Bodenhamer was an early county resident and had joined the petitioners of 1851 for a special tax to build a county courthouse.
The area of San Pedro, located near San Pedro Creek in northeastern Houston County, was a both the site for a village of the Nabedache and later the mission of San Francisco del los Tejas in 1690. In the 1780s, the settlement consisted of eighty families. It had a post office by 1856. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |