Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: CK-368
Corporate Name: T. W. Burke
Local Name:
Owner Name: T. W. Burke
Location: At or near Forest
County: Cherokee
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1880
End Year: 1880
Decades: 1880-1889
Period of Operation: 1880s
Town: At or near Forest
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: Water-powered
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: St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt)
Historicial Development: G. Burke told interviewer Vernon L. Beasley that T. W. Burke operated a water-powered sawmill at or near Forest, in Cherokee County, during the 1880s.
Research Date: MCJ 01-31-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson