Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SH-239
Corporate Name: Tamplin & Duncan
Local Name:
Owner Name: W. E. Tamplin, C. E. Duncan
Location: Unknown
County: Shelby
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1911
End Year: 1911
Decades: 1910-1919
Period of Operation: 1911
Town: Unknown
Company Town: 2
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: 40-horsepower Henderson boiler, Chandler-Taylor 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: Curtis circular sawmill with four circular saws, a carriage, a cutoff saw, an edger
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: Tamplin & Duncan mortgaged to Tol Smith one Curtis sawmill, an Henderson boiler, one Chandler-Taylor engine, four circular saws, one carriage, a cutoff saw, and an edger.
Research Date: MCJ 03-02-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson