W. J. Morgan
According to records for that census year, the W. J. Morgan steam-powered mill had $1,000 in pine logs and probably more than $3,000 in unmilled corn. It produced 400,000 feet of plank valued at $4,000 and milled 3,700 bushels of cornmeal valued at $3,700. He employed five men in the sawmill at a total monthly wage of $125 and one man in the grist mill at $25 monthly. The d value of the mill was d at $1,000 in the sawmill and $1,200 in the grist mill.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
UP
Owner Name
W. J. Morgan
Location
Western District, 1860 U.S. Census
County
Upshur
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1859
End Year:
1860
Decades:
1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation:
1859 to 1860
Town:
Western District, 1860 U.S. Census
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
