Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-174 |
Corporate Name: | Isaac W. Fisher |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Isaac W. Fisher |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Cherokee |
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 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: | Five-horsepower water wheel
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: | 30,000 feet of pine lumber and 1,200 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: | Sash saw |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | During the census year ending June 1, 1870, Isaac W. Fisher ran a saw and grist mill in Cherokee County. He had materials of 200 logs (valued at $150) and 1,000 bushels of corn. The five-horsepower water-powered mill cut 30,000 feet of pine lumber (valued at $300) and produced 1200 bushels of corn meal (valued at $1350) in six months of operation. |
Research Date: | JKG 9-21-93, MCJ 01-26-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland |