| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-160 |
| Corporate Name: | Hicks Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Hicks Lumber Company, Alton and Leo Hicks. |
| Location: | South of Alto |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 32 years |
| Start Year: | 1965 |
| End Year: | 1996 |
| Decades: | 1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999 |
| Period of Operation: | 1965 to 1996 |
| Town: | South of Alto |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Treated lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Electric and gas
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Alton and Leo Hicks ran several mills south of Alto. This one, three miles south of town on Highway 69, was a steam-powered sawmill. It added a post-treating plant in 1976. N. Hughes told V. L. Beasley that he remembered that the sawmill was still operating in 1994, although he remembered the owner's name as Allen Hicks. It was cutting lumber, ties, and posts on an electrically-powered circular saw.
Leo Hicks opened a second mill site, about 1983, two miles farther south of Alto. It cuts posts and lumber. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-26-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |