| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-31 |
| Corporate Name: | Dixon & (?) Saw and Grist Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Dixon & (?) Saw and Grist Mill |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and cornmeal
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 20-horsepower steam engine
| 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: | 225,000 feet of pine lumber during the reporting period of the Census |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Dixon (handwriting on the manuscript is almost illegible) sawmill was d a capital investment of $1,000, according to the census of 1870. Raw materials included $2,725 worth of wood and pine logs, and $15,600 worth of 15,600 bushels of unmilled corn. Eight men were employed for twelve months at a total wage of $2,000. The operation manufactured 225,000 feet of lumber valued at $4,500, and milled $18,200 worth of cornmeal. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |