Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-311 |
Corporate Name: | R. Ragsdale |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | R. Ragsdale |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 7 years |
Start Year: | 1887 |
End Year: | 1893 |
Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
Period of Operation: | 1887 to 1893 |
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 |
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Power Source: | 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: | 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 |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | R. Ragsdale milled lumber in Cherokee County during the 1880s and 1890s. He mortgaged an engine and a boiler to Dilley for $374 in 1887. R. Ragsdale sold 4,200 feet of lumber to H. E. McKeithons in 1893. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-30-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |