Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-267 |
Corporate Name: | W. N. Wheeler & Son |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | W. N. Wheeler |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Shelby |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1902 |
End Year: | 1902 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1902 |
Town: | Unknown |
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: | Ames steam engine and boiler
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: | Circular sawmill with 52”-inch circular saws |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | W. N. Wheeler & Son were operating a sawmill in Shelby County in 1902. Its equipment included an Ames engine, an Ames boiler, and a 52-inch circular saw. W. A. Wheeler and J. B. Kelly may have been logging for them a 4-wheel wagon and three yokes of oxen. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |