Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-65 |
Corporate Name: | J. N. Crawford Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. N. Crawford Lumber Company |
Location: | Huntsville |
County: | Walker |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1928 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1928 |
Town: | Huntsville |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | 2,495 in 1905; 9000 in 1928; 5000 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Shortleaf yellow pine
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: | 20000: 1928 |
Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily |
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 |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | J. N. Crawford had a sawmill business and commissary in Huntsville in 1928. He and his brother A. A. Crawford, who also owned a sawmill in Huntsville, may have owned the J. N. Crawford & Brothers Lumber Company at Carthage from 1928 to 1933. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-31-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |