Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: UP-75
Corporate Name: Joe Ingram
Local Name:
Owner Name: Joe Ingram
Location: Near Big Sandy
County: Upshur
Years in Operation: 10 years
Start Year: 1880
End Year: 1889
Decades: 1880-1889
Period of Operation: 1880s
Town: Near Big Sandy
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
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: St Louis Southwestern
Historicial Development: G. H. Baird notes in A Brief History of Upshur County that Joe Ingram operated a sawmill near Big Sandy during the 1880s. Ingram also owned a saloon in town.
Research Date: MCJ 05-03-96
Prepared By: M Johnson