Details for Kimble County's First Sawmill

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5267002893

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Marker Number 2893
Atlas Number 5267002893
Marker Title Kimble County's First Sawmill
Index Entry Kimble County's First Sawmill
Address
City Junction
County Kimble
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 426929
UTM Northing 3373238
Subject Codes mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; lumber topics
Marker Year 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location corner of N. 2nd and E. Main at entrance to city park
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Started 1877 on South Llano River by pioneers Claud, Lon and Sel Denman. Waterpower created by mill dam built by Claud, a stonemason. House at 210 E. Main is of their rawhide lumber, cut from local wood-- used green before it warped and got too tough for nailing. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK, 1966.

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