| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AN-62 |
| Corporate Name: | Rucker |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Rucker |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Anderson |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, ginned cotton, 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: | 30-power 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: | 150,000 feet of lumber and 300 bushels of cornmeal 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 |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill, cotton gin, grist mill with a saw, stand, and stones |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | In two months of operation, according to the Census of 1870, the Rucker combination mill used $1,340 in raw materials in lumber and $300 in corn (300 bushels). This mill produced 150,000 feet of lumber worth $4,000 and $350 worth of cornmeal. Capitalized at $4,000 ($500 of it in the grist mill), it operated with a steam engine of 30-horsepower and one saw. Rucker employed nine men whom he paid a total of $1,050. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |