Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SH-267
Corporate Name: W. N. Wheeler & Son
Local Name:
Owner Name: W. N. Wheeler
Location: Unknown
County: Shelby
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1902
End Year: 1902
Decades: 1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1902
Town: Unknown
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: Ames steam engine and boiler
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Circular sawmill with 52”-inch circular saws
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: W. N. Wheeler & Son were operating a sawmill in Shelby County in 1902. Its equipment included an Ames engine, an Ames boiler, and a 52-inch circular saw. W. A. Wheeler and J. B. Kelly may have been logging for them a 4-wheel wagon and three yokes of oxen.
Research Date: MCJ 03-02-96
Prepared By: M Johnson