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T. Hunger son (or Ferguson)
T. Hungerson operated a water-powered saw and grist mill in Cherokee County during the census year ending June 1, 1850. Raw materials included 4,000 bushels of grain valued $2,500 and 500 logs valued $250. During that time he manufactured 12,500 feet of “plank” (valued at $1562), and 5,000 bushels of meal (valued at $3,125). He employed five men, each making $20 monthly. His mill was valued at $2500.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
CK
Owner Name
T. Hungerson (or Ferguson)
Location
Bean's Creek on the old Palestine-Rusk road
County
Cherokee
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1849
End Year:
1850
Decades:
1840-1849,1850-1859
Period of Operation:
About 1849 to the 1850s
Town:
Bean's Creek
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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