Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-248
Corporate Name:	Lee Boone
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Lee [Alfred] Boone and T. J. Martin
Location:	Reynolds
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	9 years
Start Year:	1906
End Year:	1914
Decades:	1900-1909,1910-1919
Period of Operation:	1906 to 1914
Town:	Reynolds
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber and shingles Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	35-horsepower steam engine Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and shingle mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Alfred Boone was operating a sawmill at Reynolds in 1906, according to Helen Woodell Crawford. A Boone and T. J. Martin mortgaged to Jacksonville State Bank for $400 two engines, a shingle mill, one wagon, eight oxen, and two horses in June 1909. Boone and T. J. Martin mortgaged to S. W. Summers for a boiler, an engine, and a sawmill in July, 1909. In May, 1910, A. B. Boone mortgaged to Jacksonville State Bank for $128 on May 10, 1910, seven mules, one wagon, a 35-horsepower steam engine, a shingle mill, and two saws. A. B. Boone on January 25, 1913, mortgaged to First National Bank at Jacksonville for $325 “one sawmill complete.” A. B. Boone in 1914 mortgaged to Dilley & Son for $785 a sawmill, boiler, and engine.
Research Date:	MCJ 01-29-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson