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Charles A. Bacus (HO-21)
| sawmill id: | 10759 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-21 |
| corporate name: | Charles A. Bacus |
| local name: | Johnston Mill |
| owner affiliation: | Charles A. Bacus. G. W. Johnston |
| location: | Unknown |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1914 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1914 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1910-1919 |
| period of operation: | 1914 |
| town: | Unknown |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Steam |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | Yes |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | Unknown |
| historical development: | Charles A. Bacus bought the G. W. Johnston sawmill, including a steam engine, a boiler, a saw carriage and feed works, sawdogs, a saw frame, a circular saw, a log flipper, a planer/matcher and moulder, two log wagons, a blower, and a blacksmith shop. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| interpretation date: | |
| bibliography: | Houston County Bill of Sale. Vol F: January 1, 1914, 79. |
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