Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-379 |
Corporate Name: | W. C. Roddy and J. Wagner |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | W. C. Roddy and J. Wagner. B. C. Rhone. |
Location: | Larissa on Mud Creek |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1880 |
End Year: | 1881 |
Decades: | 1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1880 to 1881 |
Town: | Larissa on Mud Creek |
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 |
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Power Source: | 20-horsepower steam engine
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: | Mud Creek |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | The Census for 1880 lists W. C. Roddy at the old town of Larissa, about nine miles northwest of Jacksonville. Roddy and Wagner bought from Rhone a 20-horsepower steam engine, a sawmill complex, five oxen, all the lumber at the yard. The plant also had a gin. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-31-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |