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Brunson L. Lee
B. L. Lee had a sawmill and planing mill at Gilmer in 1928. Lee was one of the few mills to make it at Gilmer during the Depression. This may have evolved into the W. H. Lee sawmill, which was greatly damaged by fire in 1947.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
UP
Owner Name
Brunson L. Lee
Location
Gilmer
County
Upshur
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1928
End Year:
1928
Decades:
1920-1929
Period of Operation:
1928
Town:
Gilmer
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
1,758 in 1905; 5,000 in 1928; 1963 in 1934
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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