| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-338 |
| Corporate Name: | S. A. Thompson |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | S. A. Thompson (Sam Thompson) |
| Location: | Jacksonville |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1890 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s and 1890s |
| Town: | Jacksonville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1,000 in 18885; 1,500 in 1896. |
| 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-horspower 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 and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | S. A. Thompson milled in Cherokee County from the early 1880s. He bought from Keating for $1,100 a #3 steam engine and and #3 1/2 boiler. Thompson bought from Hoyt Bros for $200 a #2 1/2 Tompkin planer with fifteen planer heads. The location of the sawmill is still unknown. The grist mill, planing mill, and cotton gin in 1885 were located at Jacksonville on the corner of North Front and Fry streets and west of the International & Great Northern railroad tracks. Steam machinery included a 20-horspowered steam engine and boiler each. A map of 1896 of Jacksonville still records Thompson's plants at North Front and Fry streets. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |