Mewshaw State Sawmill and Maydell CCC Camp
In operation from 1908 to 1912, the Mewshaw State Sawmill at this site produced 35,000 board feet of lumber daily and was staffed by convict laborers form the nearby Rusk State Penitentiary. The village of Maydelle later developed on the rail line that ran between Rusk and Palestine, and in 1933 a forest conservation camp under the auspices of the Federal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established here. The camp was closed in 1937, but the benefits of its programs are still evident in the I. D. Fairchild State Forest, now a wildlife sanctuary.
31.7827° N, 95.3654° W
Where to Find It
US 84 at FM 747, 4 miles west of Maydelle
Nearby Markers
- 1.4 mi W Ben Cannon Ferry Maydelle
- 2.8 mi NE Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Maydelle
- 3.9 mi E Maydelle Maydelle
- 4.8 mi NE Gent Village Maydelle
- 5.3 mi W Fields Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery Palestine
- 6.7 mi NE Benge Cemetery Maydelle