Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-84 |
Corporate Name: | J. R. Wood |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. R. Wood. J. G. Town and W. M. Davidson. |
Location: | North of Winona in Smith County |
County: | Smith |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1907 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1907 |
Town: | North of Winona |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Atlas and Ames steam machinery
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: | Atlas 11-inch by 18-inch steam engine, an Ames 10-inch by 12-inch steam engine, an Atlas 46-inch by 12-foot steam boiler, a sawmill, and a Ball and Williams planer. |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | J. R. Wood owned and operated sawmills in Smith and Upshur counties during the years before and after 1900. Upshur County deed records note that Wood bought in 1907 1775 acres of pine stumpage and took a five-year lease of the mill site of J. G. Town and W. M. Davidson. The site was located on ten acres north of Winona, Smith County. Equipment included an Atlas 11-inch by 18-inch steam engine, an Ames 10-inch by 12-inch steam engine, an Atlas 46-inch by 12-foot steam boiler, a sawmill, and a Ball and Williams planer. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |