Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-24 |
Corporate Name: | George McSpaddin |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | George McSpaddin |
Location: | About sixteen miles northwest of Tyler and several southwest of Mt. Sylvan |
County: | Smith |
Years in Operation: | 5 years |
Start Year: | 1866 |
End Year: | 1870 |
Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | About 1866 until about 1870 |
Town: | Northwest of Tyler |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber and probably cornmeal
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: | |
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 and probably grist mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | George McSpaddin, according to Dr. Woldert, who was raised in Tyler from the age of four in 1849, had a sawmill southwest of Mt. Sylvan for several years among heavy pine stumpage. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-16-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |