Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-45 |
Corporate Name: | G. T. Richardson |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | G. T. Richardson |
Location: | Teacup |
County: | Harrison |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1849 |
End Year: | 1850 |
Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
Period of Operation: | 1849 to 1850 |
Town: | Teacup |
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 |
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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: | 1,000,000 feet of lumber 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 |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | G. T. Richardson, in 1850, operated a sawmill worth $14,000 at or near Teacup, in Harrison County. He employed twelve men and one woman, men averaging a monthly wage of approximately $28 each and the woman receiving $10 monthly. Raw materials included 6,000 saw logs valued at $1,500. The mill produced 1,000,000 feet of lumber worth $15,000. |
Research Date: | JKG 12-01-93,MCJ 02-05-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |