Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-23 |
Corporate Name: | Clark & Roark |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Clark & Roark |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Walker |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1891 |
End Year: | 1891 |
Decades: | 1890-1899 |
Period of Operation: | 1891 |
Town: | Unknown |
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: | 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: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | The Walker County Deed Records witness that a sawmill company by the name of Clark & Roark existed in Walker County before 1900. The firm had had mortgaged some of the equipment to John T. Smithers sawmill firm that Smithers had recovered in an auction in front of the court house on February 3, 1891. The property had been in the hands of Hays & Webb sawmill firm of Walker County. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-30-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |