Bunt Brothers Lumber Company
Barney Bunt, the author of A Place Called Walker's Mill, recalled that father Wilton Bunt with sons Raymond, Felton, and Barnie operated a sawmill at the intersection of Highway 449 and Airlite Road, some three miles east of Walker's Mill, from 1934 to 1936, before relocating the next year to Walker's Mill. These smaller mills, at times called “peckerwood ” and “doodlebug” and “whipporwill mills” could cut 10,000 feet daily.
In 1937, they moved the mill to Walker's Mill where it operated until 1949.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
HA
Owner Name
father Wilton Bunt with sons Raymond, Felton, and Barnie
Location
Intersection of Highway 449 and Airlite Road, three miles east of Walker's Mill
County
Harrison
Years in Operation:
3
Start Year:
1934
End Year:
1936
Decades:
1930-1939
Period of Operation:
1934 to 1936
Town:
East of Walker's Mill
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2