Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: AN-70
Corporate Name: Terrel Hawn Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: Terrel Hawn Lumber Company
Location: Frankston: 175 and 155
County: Anderson
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1928
End Year: 1928
Decades: 1920-1929
Period of Operation: 1928
Town: Frankston
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: 3000 in 1928; 1109 in 1934
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Rough lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 25000: 1928
Capacity Comments: 25,000 feet daily in 1928
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Circular saw mill only, with edgers and trimmers
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Southern Pacific
Historicial Development: The Terrell Hawn Lumber Company's circular saw mill at Frankston appears in the Southern Lumberman's 1928 edition of Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mills.
Research Date: JKG 10-11-93, MCJ 03-06-96
Prepared By: J. Gerland, M. Johnson