| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AN-37 |
| Corporate Name: | John G. McReynolds |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | John G. McReynolds |
| Location: | Nechesville |
| County: | Anderson |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880 to 1884 |
| Town: | Nechesville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber and shingles
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 30-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: | 200,000 board feet in Census of 1880 |
| 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 shingle mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern about 1872 |
| Historicial Development: | The J. G. McReynolds sawmill was listed in railroad directories in 1880 and 1884 at Nechesville. He was reported in the 1880 Census Products of Industry Schedule as John McReynolds operating a 30-horsepower steam circular sawmill. The mill was valued at $4,600. It employed twenty individuals, normally working five at eleven hours a day in summer and winter. Skilled labor made $2.00 daily and unskilled $1.00. Total wages paid were $300. The mill cut 200,000 board feet in three months of operation from $4,050 worth of logs and mill supplies into a gross value of $2,000. Logging was done in the neighborhood. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-1-93, MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |