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History in
a Pecan Shell
Pineland began
in 1902 when it became a stop along the Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern
Railroad. It was primarily a sawmill town and it’s original name had
been John Adam's Mill. The name change was made in 1904 when
a post office was opened.
Expansion came in 1906 when Adam’s sawmill was purchased by Garrison
Norton Lumber Company and expanded into a corporate operation in 1907.
When the new company decided to move, which would’ve undoubtedly created
another East Texas ghost
town, one of the company directors (Thomas Temple) took over the timber
operation here and built a mill in 1907.
Pineland’s population was almost exclusively tied to the mill. Temple
build a commissary
and issued tokens to the mill’s employees.
Pineland grew from an estimated population of 250 in 1914 to an estimated
1,500 by the mid 1920s. The lumber company remains the primary employer
for the area and the population has settled in at around 1,000 residents.
From 1,100 in the late 1980s, it declined to 882 for the 1990 census
but has grown to 980 for the 2000 Census. |
Pineland, Texas
Forum
"Pineland, Bronson,
Rosevine, and several smaller communities
make up West Sabine ISD." - Mike Pate, Superintendent, October
14, 2010 |
Related
Article:
Sawmill
Supermarkets by Bob
Bowman
"... [C]ommissary stores. Under one roof the early lumber companies...
provided everything from cornmeal to coffins.
With a single visit, a sawmill worker and his family could cash a
paycheck, buy the family’s groceries, pick up feed for their cows
and pigs, purchase clothing or sewing goods, pick out furniture, and
visit a doctor." Read
full article |
1907 Texas postal
map showing Pineland
in SW Sabine County
SW of Hemphill, S
of Bronson
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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