Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-95 |
Corporate Name: | Campbell and Brother |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Campbell and Brother with J. C. and A. Wesley Campbell |
Location: | Alto |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 3 years |
Start Year: | 1882 |
End Year: | 1884 |
Decades: | 1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1882 to 1884 |
Town: | Alto |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough lumber
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: | |
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 only |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | rail and express at Rusk |
Historicial Development: | A. Wesley Campbell and J. C. Campbell operated at Alto under the name of Campbell & Brother during the early 1880s. Two chattel mortgages reveal property that included a steam sawmill, an engine, a boiler, two gin stands, and a mill house. Wesley Campbell's sawmill at Alto appeared in an 1884 lumber directory. |
Research Date: | JKG 10-25-93, MCJ 02-10-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |