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J. L. Cravens tram road

The J. L. Cravens mill plant at Wells, in Cherokee County, was listed in the Southern Lumberman’s 1928 directory of sawmills as cutting ash, elm, black and red gum, hackberry, red and white oak, persimmon, walnut, willow, and shortleaf pine at 15,000 board feet per day.

The mill had a commissary and its own logging road, which connected to the Cotton Belt.

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23

Corporate Name:

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Ownership:

Joe L. Cravens

Years of Operation:

ca. 1930

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Unknown

Locations Served:

Wells, Cherokee County.

Counties of Operation:

Cherokee

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History:

The J. L. Cravens mill plant at Wells, in Cherokee County, was listed in the Southern Lumberman’s 1928 directory of sawmills as cutting ash, elm, black and red gum, hackberry, red and white oak, persimmon, walnut, willow, and shortleaf pine at 15,000 board feet per day.

The mill had a commissary and its own logging road, which connected to the Cotton Belt.

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