Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: MO-246
Corporate Name: The Dorr Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: The Dorr Lumber Company (Doer)
Location: Unknown
County: Montgomery
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1859
End Year: 1860
Decades: 1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation: 1859 to 1860
Town: Unknown
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: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 1,200,000 feet during the reporting period of the Census
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Upright sash saw
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: None
Historicial Development: The Dorr Lumber Company mill was enumerated in the Census of 1860 in Montgomery. This mill , worth $5,000, cut 1.2 million feet in 1860, valued at $12,000.
Research Date: MCJ 03-21-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson