| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-112 |
| Corporate Name: | Durham Sons and Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Durham Sons and Company. Shelman Angus Durham, William Singleton Durham and probably Nathan Matthew Durham. |
| Location: | On Larrimore Creek, near Forest |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s |
| Town: | On Larrimore Creek, near Forest |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough lumber and cornmeal
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam engine and boiler
| 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 and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) at Durham Switch |
| Historicial Development: | The Durham family sawmilled in Cherokee County during the 1880s and 1890s. The men of the family were William W. Durham (1827-1910); sons Shelman Angus, William Singleton, Matthew Nathan, and John W. In the 1880 Census, they lived at precinct 8, residence 85. They lived on Larrimore Creek, seven miles south of Alto. The father soldiered in the Mexican War and in the Civil War, for the South, where he was wounded at Decatur, Alabama. William Singleton Durham was postmaster at Forest in 1889.
N. W., S. A., and W. S. Durham mortgaged in 1883 to A. S. Cole for $3,172 an “Ames steam saw & grist mill, engine & boiler, 1 carry log, 4 oxen & all lumber sawed.” The Durham Sons and Company sawmill at Alto appeared in an 1884 lumber directory at Alto.
W. W. Durham and his sons, in 1880, lived at Precinct 8, residence 85.
Durham Switch on the Cotton Belt probably was named for the family.
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| Research Date: | JKG 10-25-93, MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |