| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-6 |
| Corporate Name: | Archibald H. Ramsour |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Archibald H. Ramsour |
| Location: | Six miles east of Tyler |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1846 |
| End Year: | 1851 |
| Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
| Period of Operation: | Middle part of 1840s to before the Civil War |
| Town: | East of Tyler |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | According to Dr. Woldert, Archibald Ramsour operated a sawmill east of Tyler on 200 acres on the west end of the Isaac Renfroe League. His mill was used for local consumption. Much of his lumber, all sold direct at the mill, was used in building houses in Tyler. The carpenters had to season the lumber before building. Seasoning would have been either by air-drying or by using an Arkansas smoke kiln.
Smith County Deed Records note in 1851 that A. Hosea Ramsour and Richard B. Tutt gave a deed of trust to Wilson G. Tutt, from Rusk County, to erect a saw and grist mill on 1107 acres located about six miles east of Tyler. Hose Ramsour operated a sawmill in Rusk County himself. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-16-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |