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One of the first steam sawmills in Texas was planned in 1829 by John Richardson Harris, founder of Harrisburg (part of modern Houston). It operated until at least 1833. [1] After the Texas Revolution, the influx of settlers quickly increased demand for lumber. Sawmills were constructed on the coast in locations such as Galveston, Houston, and ...
Grogan's Mill (officially the Village of Grogan's Mill) is a village of The Woodlands, a planned community in Texas. Established in 1972, it is the first of ten villages developed in The Woodlands. Its namesake is the Grogan-Cochran Lumber Company, the last sawmill to operate in the area.
Scribner's Mills in Harrison, Maine is working on reconstructing an up-and-down sawmill. Maryland. Wye Mill c.1682 The oldest continuously operating grist mill in the United States. Supplied flour to George Washington's Continental Army. One of the first grist mills to be automated by Oliver Evans. The Oliver Evans process equipment is still in ...
Pages in category "Sawmills in the United States" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Presently there is a healthy lumber economy in the United States, directly employing about 500,000 people in three industries: Logging, Sawmill, and Panel. [62] Annual production in the U.S. is more than 30 billion board feet making the U.S. the largest producer and consumer of lumber. [62]
Joseph H. Kurth Sr., was a German immigrant, who had operated a sawmill in Polk County, Texas. He moved to a small settlement north of Lufkin known as Keltys. In 1887, Kurth obtained a sawmill from Charles L. Kelty. He was soon joined by S. W. Henderson Sr., and Sam Wiener, both of Corrigan, Texas.
Texas was once again a leading state on the annual Forbes Fortune 500 list in 2023. The Lone Star State was so well represented that it made up more than 10% of the list as it boasted 14 companies ...
In the early 1870s, the community was known by the name Reedsville, allegedly for a local sawmill owner named Richard G. (Dick) Reed. The Pine Mills post office was established in July 1875, and Reed was hired as postmaster. The community's official name was changed at that time from Reedsville to Pine Mills.