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Location DB > United States > Texas > Ratcliff > The 4-C's Mill  Name The 4-C's Mill  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by corbenator on 5/12/2009 5:32 AM last modified by corbenator on 5/13/2009 1:36 AM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description The brick foundations are the only things left. They are covered in moss and surrounded by pine needles and pine cones from the surrounding forest. Steel bars that strengthened the walls still protrude from the ground where the foundations remain.  Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address Highway 7 Ratcliff, Texas United States Owner: US Forest Service  Hazards unsafe flooring  Interesting Features Well... it's free, no fences. It's almost as though it's welcomed for you to explore. Granted there's not much left, but the history is pretty cool. It's a pretty place too!  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 1902 Closed: 1920  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment camera  History The massive forests of virgin pines were virtually untouched in this region of Texas for hundreds, if not thousands of years, until the turn of the 20th century. In the 1870s, a man named Jesse H. Ratcliff came to this area of southeast Texas and established a saw mill in the 1880s adjacent to what is now Ratcliff Lake. A post office was established nearby as well, which was named Ratcliff in his honor, thus a town was born. In 1901 he sold the mill to the Central Coal and Coke Company, which built a massive lumber operation where Ratcliff's once was. The town of Ratcliff flourished as the 4-C's Mill continued to be successful. However, the mill cut an estimated 120,000 acres of forest in just 18 years without providing enough time for reforestation. In 1920, the mill closed its doors. In the 1930s, a reforestation effort was implemented, as the Davy Crockett National Forest was established. Since then, the building has crumbled and all that is left are the brick foundations and steel rebar.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries 4-C's Mill Tue, May 12th, 2009 posted by corbenator 20 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Steed on 5/13/2009 6:55 AM.  Latest Changes on May 13 09 at 6:55, Steed validated this location on May 13 09 at 1:36, corbenator changed the following: Year Built, Description on May 12 09 at 9:08, Steed conditionally validated this location on May 12 09 at 6:42, corbenator made this location public on May 12 09 at 6:41, corbenator made this location available on May 12 09 at 6:40, corbenator added some pictures to a gallery on May 12 09 at 6:30, corbenator added some pictures to a gallery on May 12 09 at 6:20, corbenator updated gallery 4-C's Mill on May 12 09 at 6:16, corbenator created a new gallery on May 12 09 at 6:14, corbenator updated the main picture  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 140 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739058798 pages have been generated.