Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-230 |
Corporate Name: | Stewart P. Luggett |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Stewart P. Luggett |
Location: | A few miles south of Joaquin on 139 in Ashton Community |
County: | Shelby |
Years in Operation: | 10 years |
Start Year: | 1940 |
End Year: | 1949 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1940s |
Town: | Ashton Community on 139 |
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: | 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: | 15000: 1940 |
Capacity Comments: | 15,000 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: | According to the History of Shelby County, Stewart P. Luggett operated a general store for forty years a few miles south of Joaquin on 139 in the area of Ashton Community. He ran a sawmill there during the 1940s that had a cutting capacity of 15,000 feet daily. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |