| Alpha-Numeric Key: | OR-31 |
| Corporate Name: | Orange Box Manufacturing Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Orange Box Manufacturing Company |
| Location: | Orange |
| County: | Orange |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 |
| Town: | Orange |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 17000 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Gum, pine, tupelo; box shooks, gum and pine veneers
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | 10000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 1928: 10,000 feet on sawmill and 15,000 feet on planer |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill, resaw, planing mill, dry kilns, rotary veneer mills |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Orange Box Manufacturing Company was listed in 1928 as having a sawmill and planing mill at Orange. The company employed 200 men in the harvesting and manufacturing of short leaf pine lumber. The Southern Lumberman had noted in 1908 that the Orange Crate & Box Company was going to build a sawmill at Orange. |
| Research Date: | JKG 11-2-93, MCJ 03-24-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |