| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-10 |
| Corporate Name: | Avinger Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Rhyne Simpson |
| Location: | At or near Avinger |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1935 |
| End Year: | 1943 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1930s and 1940s |
| Town: | Avinger |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 519 in 1934;1,600 in 1928; 519 in 1934 |
| 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: | Steam
| 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: | Missouri, Kansas, & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | Fred McKenzie wrote that the “Rhyne Simpson's sawmill burned in the early forties, . .”. Simpson operated under the name of the Avinger Lumber Company. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |