Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: CK-398
Corporate Name: W. R. and J. H. Blankenship
Local Name:
Owner Name: W. R. and J. H. Blankenship
Location: Unknown
County: Cherokee
Years in Operation: 11 years
Start Year: 1890
End Year: 1900
Decades: 1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1890s and early 1900s
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Shingles
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Steam
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: Shingle mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: W. R. and J. H. Blankenship for $636 with Tyler Foundry in 1894 mortgaged a #6 Ames steam engine and a #5 Ames 42-inch by 12-foot Ames Boiler. The lien was canceled November 17, 1898. W. R. Blankenship, in 1902, mortgaged to J. C. Jones his shingle mill and saw plus 20,000 shingles.
Research Date: MCJ 01-31-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson