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Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree. A few Diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough to sink in water. Ebony is finely textured and has a mirror finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. [1]
Within a year, the Peavy-Moore Lumber Company of Deweyville took ownership, and operated the site until the nearby timber became exhausted. In 1929, the mill was dismantled and the site was abandoned. [4] From 1945 until 1977, a sawmill operated under the name Texla Lumber Company in nearby Mauriceville, according to the Texas Forestry Museum. [5]
The Wier Longleaf Lumber Company was a lumber and milling operation established by Robert Withrow Wier (1873–1945) in East Texas that ran from 1918 until 1942. During that period, the company clearcut more than 86,000 acres (350 km²) of virgin pine forest in Newton , Jasper and Sabine counties.
Grogan Cochran Lumber Company was an American lumber company founded in 1917 by George and Will Grogan at Grand Lake Switch, Texas. In 1927, the company merged with the Lone Star Lumber Company in Magnolia, Texas. The company operated until 1960. [1]
The seeds, leaves, bark, ripe, and unripe fruit of the persimmon. Diospyros texana is a multi-trunked small tree or large shrub [2] with a lifespan of 30 to 50 years. [4] It usually grows to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 12 m (39 ft) on good sites. [5]
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Charles Edwin Hurwitz was born in 1940, and raised in Kilgore, Texas. [2] His parents were Eva (née Engler) and Hyman Hurwitz, and his father was Jewish and owned a local clothing store, "Hurwitz Man’s Shop" and he built the town's first shopping center.
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