| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-102 |
| Corporate Name: | R. H. Wilson |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Owen S. Davis. William B. Cox. Edwin Shamburger. R. H. Wilson. |
| Location: | Paint Rock, on Gin Creek, south of Shady Grove |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 19 years |
| Start Year: | 1863 |
| End Year: | 1881 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1863 to at least 1881 |
| Town: | Paint Rock, south of Shady Grove |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 1850s: agricultural crops and cotton. Before 1863: cotton and lumber.
 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: | 1850s: cotton gin. By 1863: cotton gin and sawmill. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | William B. Cox had established a farm and cotton gin on his property near Paint Rock in Wood County in the early 1850s. By 1863, Owen S. Davis, who settled in the area in 1845, acquired the gin on Gin Creek and added sawmill. Edwin Shamburger had the sawmill by 1879, and R. H. Wilson acquired it in 1881. When the mill closed is uncertain.
Shamburger also owned a mill to the west in Wood County during the same time period. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |