Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-319 |
Corporate Name: | Wallace & Wallace |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Robert Anderson Wallace and James Franklin Wallace |
Location: | Lynches Chapel, six miles west of Alto |
County: | Cherokee |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1890 |
End Year: | 1890 |
Decades: | 1890-1899 |
Period of Operation: | 1890s |
Town: | Lynches Chapel |
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: | Unknown
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: | Wallace & Wallace operated a sawmill about 1890 at Lynches Chapel, six miles west of Alto. It was the first sawmill in the southwestern part of the county, and was located on Allen Branch, two miles from Lynches Chapel. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-30-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |