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Belcher & Stricklaw
This small sawmill ran on a steam engine and was d a capital value in the 1860 Census of $6,000. Ten men produced 800,000 feet of plank and 200,000 feet of sheathing for a value of $9,000.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
RU
Owner Name
Belcher & Stricklaw
Location
Post office is illegible in the Census manuscript
County
Rusk
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1859
End Year:
1860
Decades:
1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:
1859 to 1860
Town:
Unknown
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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