| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-14 |
| Corporate Name: | A. P. Wherry |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A. P. Wherry |
| Location: | In 1870 at Precinct 4, post office Henderson. In 1884 at Pine Hill or Pinehill. |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1884 |
| Town: | Pine Hill or Pinehill |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | In 1870, cornmeal and lumber. In 1884, lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | In 1870, 14-horsepower steam engine
| 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: | In 1870, 240,000 feet of lumber and 3800 bushels of cornmeal. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | In 1870, sawmill and grist mill with saw and stone. In 1884, sawmill. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern at Henderson in 1884. Later the Timpson & Henderson (Ragley) in 1906. |
| Historicial Development: | A. P. Wherry was enumerated as having a sawmill and grist mill in Precinct 4, Rusk County, in 1870. The mills were worth, respectively, $1,200 and $1,300. In 1870, 240,000 feet of lumber worth $3,000 and 3,800 bushels of cornmeal worth $3,800 were produced. The mill s employed six men who received a total combined wage of $600.
Wherry was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at Pinehill, Rusk County, in 1884.
According to Webb, A. P. Wherry also had a sawmill and grist mill gristmill in what later became Long Branch in southwestern Panola County before 1880.
Pinehill, settled before the Civil War, was first known as Rake Pocket. It is located in eastern Rusk County. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |