Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-22 |
Corporate Name: | Henderson Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Henderson Lumber Company |
Location: | Rusk at Henderson and Main |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1928 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | During the 1920s |
Town: | Rusk |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Shortleaf pine
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Steam
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: | 30000: 1928 |
Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet daily in 1928 |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Circular sawmill, planing mill, dry kilns |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
Historicial Development: | The Henderson Lumber Company was listed in the Southern Lumberman's 1928 directory of sawmills under a Rusk heading. The mill was cutting 30,000 feet of shortleaf pine daily for its planing mill. The company also operated a commissary for its employees. |
Research Date: | JKG 12-8-93, MCJ 12-08-95 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |