Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-66 |
Corporate Name: | John Pickering |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | John Pickering |
Location: | Subdivision No. 23, 1870, U. S. Census |
County: | Jasper |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1869 |
End Year: | 1870 |
Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
Town: | Subdivision No. 23 |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | 10-horsepower water wheel
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: | 85,000 feet of pine lumber 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 |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | According to the 1870 Census, John Pickering employed three men for eight months and paid them $250 total. He had 900 pine logs valued at $90 and manufactured 85,000 feet of lumber valued at $850. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-08-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |