Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: CK-182
Corporate Name: J. D. Worley
Local Name:
Owner Name: J. D. Worley. C. C. Acker.
Location: Unknown
County: Cherokee
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1892
End Year: 1892
Decades: 1890-1899
Period of Operation: 1892
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: 30-hp steam engine and boiler
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: #3 sawmill with a 48-inch circular saw, a 32-foot carriage, a steam pump, a Dixie gummer, and fifty-seven feet of belting
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: J. D. Worley, in 1892, mortgaged with C. C. Acker ($750) for a 30-horsepower steam engine and boiler, a #3 sawmill with a 48-inch circular saw, a 32-foot carriage, a steam pump, a Dixie gummer, fifty-seven feet of belting, a log wagon, a carry log, and six oxen.
Research Date: MCJ 01-26-96
Prepared By: M Johnson