Wildhurst (Cherokee County), Texas USA
August 22nd 2020 According to Historic Texas Wildhurst was founded by Milton Smith when he established the Chronister Lumber Company in 1895. Their operations included sawmills, mill ponds, drying kilns, planing mill, commissary (company store), and a locomotive and logging tram. 75% of the workforce was Afro-Americans that had segregated housing, schools, and churches. Cuz of the logging there was a shortage of a
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