Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-70 |
Corporate Name: | “The Burning Bush” |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | “The Burning Bush” |
Location: | On the border of the counties of Smith and Cherokee. |
County: | Smith |
Years in Operation: | 3 years |
Start Year: | 1913 |
End Year: | 1915 |
Decades: | 1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1913 to 1915 |
Town: | Bullard |
Company Town: | 1 |
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: | Probably 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
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Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern |
Historicial Development: | This was a community sawmill owned by a separatist religious group that settled in the Bullard area in 1913. It was not listed in the 1915 Directory of American Sawmills. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |