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John Blewitt
John Blewitt's steam sawmill produced 750,000 feet of lumber (valued at $15,000) during the census year ending June 1, 1860. Blewitt employed four men and two women, and paid about $104 in monthly wages. He had $3000 invested in his mill. Secondary sources identify this mill as being in Newton County, but it was enumerated in the Jasper County records of the 1860 U.S. Census.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
JA
Owner Name
John Blewitt
Location
Possibly off old Jasper-Newton road, on Big Cow Creek
County
Jasper
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1859
End Year:
1860
Decades:
1860-1869
Period of Operation:
1859 to 1860
Town:
Possibly on Big Cow Creek
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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