Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-10 |
Corporate Name: | A. D. Burress |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | A. D. Burress |
Location: | Teacup |
County: | Harrison |
Years in Operation: | 11 years |
Start Year: | 1840 |
End Year: | 1850 |
Decades: | 1850-1859 |
Period of Operation: | Late 1840s to 1850s |
Town: | Teacup |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: |
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: | 450,000 feet during the reporting period |
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: | None |
Historicial Development: | The steam-powered sawmill (worth $10,000) of A. D. Burress cut 450,000 feet of lumber worth $6,750. Raw materials included 1,340 logs. Employed were seven men at an average of $20 monthly and one women at $12 monthly. Burress employed six men at an average of $20 per month and one woman at $12 per month. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-05-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |