Alpha-Numeric Key: | LE-20 |
Corporate Name: | T. A. Sullivan |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | T. A. Sullivan. George Jones. |
Location: | Three-quarters of a mile east of Centerville on Highway 7 |
County: | Leon |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1947 |
End Year: | 1947 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1947 |
Town: | East of Centerville |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | 961 in 1950 Census |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Hercules 180-horsepower 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: | Unknown |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Corinth circular inserted-tooth sawmill: two 54inch saws and one 52-inch saw, edger, trimmer, tractors, wagon. |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | T. A. Sullivan bought a sawmill, on August 20, 1947, from George Jones for $12,113. It was located on twenty acres of the Francisco Ramirez League next to Highway 7, three-quarters of a mile east of Centerville. Property included a circular 16-ft Corinth sawmill in a shed, two four-room tenant houses, and a Hercules 180-horsepower engine. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-11-96
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Prepared By: | M. Johnson |