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W. D. Johnson
W. D. Johnson sawmilled in Cherokee County in 1900. Chattel mortgages reveal he had a right-hand No. 2 Dixie sawmill, a 3-saw Tower edger, 42-inch blocks, Dixie dogs, and an 11-inch by 12-inch Ames steam engine. A series of chattel mortgages in 1907 and 1908 reveal that Johnston had a planing machine and was shipping carloads of lumber. By 1909, W. D. Johnston was involved with veneer milling as well as sawmilling, according to county records.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
W. D. [W. S.] Johnson [Johnston]
Location
Unknown
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
10
Start Year:
1900
End Year:
1909
Decades:
1900-1909
Period of Operation:
1901 to 1909
Town:
Unknown
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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