Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-50 |
Corporate Name: | H. L. Millikien |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | H. L. Millikien. D. H. Durden |
Location: | On the Phil Berkley tract three miles south of Montgomery |
County: | Walker |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1923 |
End Year: | 1923 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1923 |
Town: | Three miles south of Montgomery |
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: | 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: | Sawmill, carriage with blocks and set works, saws, belting, and logging equipment |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | H. L. Millikien bought a sawmill for $1,800 from D. H. Durden in June, 1923. The facility was located three miles south of Montgomery. This may be the H. L. Millikien, or a member of his family, who had been sawmilling in Walker County at the turn of the century. |
Research Date: | JKG 11-11-93, MCJ 03-31-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |