| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-254 |
| Corporate Name: | M. E. Cole |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | M. E. Cole |
| Location: | Rusk |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1884 |
| End Year: | 1890 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s and 1890s |
| Town: | Rusk |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, cornmeal, feed, cotton
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill, grist mill feed mill, cotton gin |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | M. E. Cole was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at Rusk in 1884.
Cole probably had a family relationship to Aaron Cole. A county history reported that Aaron Cole (1836 to 1919) resided in the Rusk area about the time the railroad (1870s) built through. Wanting to ship lumber on the railroad, Cole granted a right-of-way to it. Capitalizing in a large way, Cole built a hammer mill (feed crusher), a grist mill, planted a fruit orchard, erected a cotton gin, and operated a general store and a commissary. He was a veteran of the Civil War, being a member of Company I, 34th Georgia Regiment.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |