Sawmill
 

T. A. Kilgore

 

Location: On Turtle Bayou
Chambers County, Texas

  Corporate Name: T. A. Kilgore
Local Name:
Owner/Company Affiliation: T. A. Kilgore
Location: On Turtle Bayou
County: Chambers
Comment on Periods of Operation: 1896 and before
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Type of Mill: Lumber
Power Source: Unknown
Equipment: Sawmill
Mill Pond: ?
City/Town: On Turtle Bayou
Company Town?: ?
Size of Company Town at Peak: Unknown
Associated Railroads: None
Historical Development: According to the Wallisville Age, T. A. Kilgore operated a sawmill on Turtle Bayou until 1897, when in that year, he partnered with William A. Beckwith, another Turtle Bayou sawmiller. They moved their equipment to Wallisville and reopened for business.
Comments:
Data Sheet: M Johnson
Date Prepared: MCJ 04-02-96
Bibliography: (Wallisville) Age. December 22, 1897.
Alpha: CH
Number: 23
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 : Unknown
Production : Rough Lumber
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