Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: AN-38
Corporate Name: John L. Lewis
Local Name:
Owner Name: John L. Lewis
Location: Division 7, 1880 Census
County: Anderson
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1879
End Year: 1880
Decades: 1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation: 1879 to 1880
Town: Division 7
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: 20- horsepower steam engine
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 100,000 board feet in Census year
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Circular sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: John L. Lewis' mill operated for eight months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. It was valued at $400 and Lewis paid from $0.70 to $1.00 per day to five employees (three children under the age of sixteen). The work day was ten hours. Lewis did his own logging at “home.”
Research Date: JKG 12-1-93, MCJ 03-06-96
Prepared By: J. Gerland, M. Johnson