Alpha-Numeric Key: | RR-74 |
Corporate Name: | McKinney Lumber Mill |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. B. McKinney, Owner. McKinney & Church. |
Location: | Annona, about seven miles east of Clarksville |
County: | Red River |
Years in Operation: | 10 years |
Start Year: | 1966 |
End Year: | 1975 |
Decades: | 1960-1969,1970-1979 |
Period of Operation: | 1960s and 1970s |
Town: | Annona |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwood 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: | 4000: 1970 |
Capacity Comments: | 4,000 feet daily |
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: | The McKinney Lumber Mill operated at Annona, some miles east of Clarksville, during the 1960s and 1970s. This small mill employed less than six men and produced about 4,000 feet of lumber daily. In 1966, it manufactured rough and dressed lumber. In 1973, McKinney produced 625,000 board feet with four employees. The mill sawed primarily gum, hickory, longleaf pine, and oak.
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Research Date: | MCJ 04-05-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |