Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

CK-393

Corporate Name:

George C. Worthington

Local Name:

Owner Name:

[George C.] Worthington & Green

Location:

Turney

County:

Cherokee

Years in Operation:

1 year

Start Year:

1908

End Year:

1908

Decades:

1900-1909

Period of Operation:

1908

Town:

Turney

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

Unknown

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Lumber

Sawmill	Pine Sawmill	Hardwood Sawmill	Cypress Sawmill
Planer	Planer Only	Shingle	Paper
Plywood	Cotton	Grist	Unknown
Other

Power Source:

Probably steam

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

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Texas & New Orleans

Historicial Development:

George C. Worthington left the Worthington-Green Lumber Company (Duncan-Green) at Ponta in 1908 to buy his own sawmill at Turney. He mortgaged on December 30, 1908, to First National Bank at Jacksonville for $3,000 on a sawmill, twenty-three oxen, log wagons, and between 500,000 and 1,000,000 feet of lumber.

Research Date:

MCJ 04-11-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson