Alpha-Numeric Key: | OR-7 |
Corporate Name: | C. A. Russell |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | C. A. Russell. S. R. Wilson. |
Location: | Nine miles west of Orange |
County: | Orange |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1899 |
End Year: | 1900 |
Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1899 to 1900 |
Town: | West of Orange |
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: | Probably 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: | Southern Pacific |
Historicial Development: | C. A. Russell purchased Wilson's sawmill west of Orange in November 1899, according to the American Lumberman. The journal noted the following July of 1900 that C. A. Russell's mill in Orange County was again operating after undergoing repairs. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-15-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |