| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HE-16 |
| Corporate Name: | Hawn Sawmill Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Hawn Sawmill Company. Office at Athens. Second mill at Winona |
| Location: | Chandler |
| County: | Henderson |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 to 1934 |
| Town: | Chandler |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 341 in 1906; 1,500 in 1928; 630 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Gum, oak, shortleaf yellow pine; vehicle dimensional stock.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 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: | 25000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet daily in 1928 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill, planing mill, edgers, trimmers, dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis & Southwestern |
| Historicial Development: | Hawn Sawmill Company, with offices at Athens, operated mills at Chandler and Winona in 1928. Hawn Lumber at Chandler by 1934 no longer operated a sawmill. It had become a retail yard. The mill included a circular sawmill, a planing mill, edgers, trimmers, dry kilns, and a commissary.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |