Seale's Mill
This mill was built before the Civil War, possibly as early as 1845. It was located on Little Cow Creek, north of Newton. Jodie Seale first built the mill, and Simon Gray was listed as the owner in the 1860 census. The Gray sawmill had a capital investment of $1,800 with $3,000 worth of pine logs. The sawmill manufactured 1,000,000 feet of lumber worth a value of $10,000 during the reporting period of the Census of 1860.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
NE
Owner Name
Jodie Seale. Simon Gray and others.
Location
North of Newton, on Little Cow Creek
County
Newton
Years in Operation:
16
Start Year:
1845
End Year:
1860
Decades:
1840-1849,1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:
Built about 1845, this mill may have operated as late as 1900.
Town:
North of Newton
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2