Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SH-150
Corporate Name: William Clinton Hughes
Local Name:
Owner Name: William Clinton Hughes
Location: On his farm near Paul's Store
County: Shelby
Years in Operation: 21 years
Start Year: 1880
End Year: 1900
Decades: 1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1880s to early 1900s
Town: Near Paul's Store
Company Town: 0
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
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: According to People, Places & Happenings, William Clinton Hughes operated a sawmill on his farm near Paul's Store during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Hughes died April 19, 1927.
Research Date: MCJ 03-01-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson