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R. H. Fawcett (AN-58)
| sawmill id: | 9565 |
| alpha-numeric key: | AN-58 |
| corporate name: | R. H. Fawcett |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | R. H. Fawcett |
| location: | Neches, four miles from the Neches River and eleven miles northwest of Palestine |
| county: | Anderson |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1880 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1880 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1880-1889 |
| period of operation: | 1880 |
| town: | Neches |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Unknown |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | Yes |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International & Great Northern in 1872 |
| historical development: | The sawmill of R. H. Fawcett at Neches was not listed in the 1880 Census, but the Northwestern Lumberman reported his mill at Neches in a railroad listing. Webb noted that the International & Great Northern created a stop in Anderson County about four miles from the Neches River. The stop was named after the river. |
| research date: | JKG 12-1-93, MCJ 03-06-96 |
| research by: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | Northwestern Lumberman. The Lumberman?s Directory of Saw Mills, Shingle Mills and Other Wood Working Factories in the Northwest, South, and Southwest. Chicago: W.B. Judson, 1880. 178. Walter P. Webb, editor-in-chief. Handbook of Texas 3 vols. Austin: The University of Texas, 1952-1976. II. 265. |
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