Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-70 |
Corporate Name: | Joel Dorsey |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Joel Dorsey, son-in-law to Lige Walker |
Location: | near Harleton |
County: | Harrison |
Years in Operation: | 5 years |
Start Year: | 1942 |
End Year: | 1946 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1942 to 1946 |
Town: | near Harleton |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | 2-inch by 4-inch lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Unknown
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: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | Barnie Bunt recalled in his work that Joel Dorsey, a son-in-law to Lige Walker, operated a small mill manufacturing 2-inch by 4-inch cuts near Harleton from 1942 to 1946. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-05-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |