Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	WD-68
Corporate Name:	Richard Reed
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Richard Reed
Location:	Reedsville, earlier Liberty Hill, later Pine Mills, Precinct 6
County:	Wood
Years in Operation:	11 years
Start Year:	1870
End Year:	1880
Decades:	1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:	1870s to 1880s
Town:	Reedsville
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:	30-horsepower Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	1,000,000 during the reporting period of the Census
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	None
Historicial Development:	Richard Reed operated a sawmill in Wood County during the 1870s. It was located in the area of Liberty Hill, later Pine Mills. During Reed's time, the community was known as Reedsville. This mill was the forerunner of the Reed & Fore sawmill enumerated in the Census of 1880 in Wood County. Reed & Fore had a sawmill enumerated in Precinct 6 of Wood County in the Census of 1880. This facility was a steam-powered circular sawmill, generating thirty horsepower. Ten workers were employed. For nine-hour shifts in the winter and eleven-hour in the summers, they were paid daily $1.00 for unskilled labor and $2.00 for skilled. Reed & Fore paid $2,000 total in wages. The sawmill, from $5,500 in supplies and sawlogs, manufactured 1,000,000 feet of lumber, worth $10,000.
Research Date:	MCJ 04-22-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson