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J. R. Morrow

The J. R. Morrow sawmill was producing 12,000 feet daily in 1906. Morrow bought the Eastham plant in March,1905. Equipment included a steam boiler and engine, a carriage, saws, planers, four log wagons, and oxen, for $6,500. Eastham also agreed to sell stumpage at fifty cents per one thousand feet of lumber and for stacked and dressed lumber.

Mill Details

Alpha Numeric Key:

WK

Owner Name

J. R. Morrow. B. A. Eastham

Location

Ten miles north of Huntsville

County

Walker

Years in Operation:

3

Start Year:

1904

End Year:

1906

Decades:

1900-1909

Period of Operation:

1904 to 1906

Town:

North of Huntsville

Company Town:

1

Peak Town Size:

2,485 in 1906; 9000 in 1928

Mill Pond:

2

Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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