gan ' s ▁Mill ) ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁of ▁the ▁The ▁Wood lands , ▁a ▁planned ▁community ▁in ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁ten ▁villages ▁developed ▁in ▁The ▁Wood lands . ▁Its ▁names ake ▁is ▁the ▁Gro gan - C och ran ▁L umber ▁Company , ▁the ▁last ▁saw mill ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 5 , 1 0 0 ▁homes ▁and ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁neighborhood s ▁and ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁business es . ▁Its ▁most ▁notable ▁amen ity ▁is ▁The ▁Wood lands ▁Res ort ▁& ▁Conference ▁Center ▁and ▁most ▁notable ▁resident ▁was ▁George ▁P . ▁Mitchell . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Before ▁Spanish ▁Texas , ▁Mexican ▁Texas , ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Texas , ▁the ▁Gro gan ' s ▁Mill ▁territory ▁was ▁likely ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁B ida i . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁territory ▁was ▁closely ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁tim ber ▁industry ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁which ▁had ▁more ▁saw m ills ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁county ▁in ▁East ▁Texas . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁Gro gan ▁C och ran ▁L umber ▁Company ▁operated ▁the ▁final ▁mill ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁s elling ▁ 2 , 8 0 0 ▁acres ▁to ▁George ▁Mitchell . ▁Mitchell