Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-123 |
Corporate Name: | Elijah Earle |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Elijah Earle |
Location: | Earle's Chapel and other locations in Cherokee County |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 21 years |
Start Year: | 1850 |
End Year: | 1870 |
Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | 1850s to 1870s |
Town: | Earl's Chapel |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber 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: | Water
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: | Saw and grist mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | According to a typed manuscript from the Cherokee County Historical Commission, Elijah Earle operated a multi-function milling operation, producing cornmeal and lumber, at several places in Cherokee County for twenty-odd years. His mill ran at Gum Creek, later Jacksonville, and finally cutting timbers for the International & Great Northern at Earle's Chapel. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-25-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |