Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: HE-20
Corporate Name: McSpadden and Oquinn
Local Name:
Owner Name: McSpadden and Oquinn
Location: Unknown
County: Henderson
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1869
End Year: 1870
Decades: 1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation: 1869 to 1870
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber and cornmeal
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: 29-horsepower steam engine and boiler
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 300,000 feet of lumber and 5,200 bushels of cornmeal during the reporting period of the census
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: A double-saw sawmill and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The McSpadden and Oquinn sawmill, a year-long operation in Henderson County, valued at $2,500, manufactured lumber and ground cornmeal with a payroll of two men earning $750 total. Raw materials included 5,200 bushels of corn (valued at $5,200) and $450 in saw logs. It manufactured 300,000 feet of lumber worth $6,000 and 6,500 bushels of cornmeal worth $6,500.
Research Date: MCJ 05-04-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson