Research: Sawmill Database

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
Power Source: Steam engine
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: 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