Sawmill
 

William A. Beckwith

 

Location: On Turtle Bayou
Chambers County, Texas

  Corporate Name: William A. Beckwith
Local Name:
Owner/Company Affiliation: William A. Beckwith
Location: On Turtle Bayou
County: Chambers
Comment on Periods of Operation: 1896 and before
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Type of Mill: Lumber
Power Source: Steam
Equipment: Sawmill
Mill Pond: ?
City/Town: On Turtle Bayou
Company Town?: ?
Size of Company Town at Peak: Unknown
Associated Railroads: None
Historical Development: A newspaper reported that Beckwith's mill was supplying local needs for fencing and building as well as shipping orders to Galveston. In 1897, T. A. Kilgore, who was running his own mill at Turtle Bayou, became a partner with Beckwith and moved the mill to Wallisville.
Comments:
Data Sheet: M Johnson
Date Prepared: MCJ 3-18-94
Bibliography: (Liberty) Vindicator. January 10, 1896; November 26, 1897. (Wallisville) Age. March 29, 1899.
Alpha: CH
Number: 26
Years of Operation: Start: 1896
Years of Operation: End: 1896
Years of Operation: Number:
Years of Operation: Decades: 1890-1899
Capacity:
Company Owned Tram?: No
Mill Type : na
Power : Steam
Production : Rough Lumber, Other
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