Research: Sawmill Database

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
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
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