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Foster S. DeWitt

J. W. Kimbro Lumber Company sold out to Foster S. DeWitt on April 1, 1947, for $1,000 cash and notes, its sawmill and equipment located on land owned by Elton McSwain. Equipment included the sawmill, a U21 International power unit, a 2-saw edger, a Fisher-Davis carriage, two 52-inch inserted tooth circular saws, a mill shed, a Chevrolet motor, a cutoff saw, a mandrel and feed works, a truck, and a Nabors log trailer. This is probably the Pappy DeWitt sawmill about which J. McSwain discussed with V. L. Beasley.

Mill Details

Alpha Numeric Key:

SH

Owner Name

Foster S. “Pappy” DeWitt. J. W. Kimbro.

Location

On Elton McSwain land

County

Shelby

Years in Operation:

1

Start Year:

1947

End Year:

1947

Decades:

1940-1949

Period of Operation:

1947

Town:

Out of Center

Company Town:

2

Peak Town Size:

Unknown

Mill Pond:

0

Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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