Ewing

H. G. Bohlssen, who started the mill with Simon Henderson and partners from the Angelina County Lumber Company, was killed in 1922 when sliding lumber fell on him at a loading dock. A 1924 fire destroyed the sawmill and power plant, and Lufkin Foundry helped rebuild it. By the mid-1930s the mill cut about 80,000 board feet a day. John Henderson, a principal owner and the mill's manager for fourteen years, died in April 1944 after falling into a smoldering slab pit. The mill closed that December, citing a labor shortage and the cost of hauling logs.

What the plaque says

Ewing The boom town of Ewing stood for two decades on the west bank of the Angelina River. Named for plantation owner James A. Ewing, the town was located near a rail line and virgin hardwood forests. In 1919 H. G. Bohlssen purchased a 100-acre tract of land and built a sawmill. A company town, Ewing grew rapidly and at its peak contained a post office, commissary, church/school, boarding house, and a population of 850. After many men left to serve in world War II or in war-related industries, the mill closed in December 1944. (1997)

Where it stands

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