| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-74 |
| Corporate Name: | James Brown Steam Saw and Grist Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | James Brown Steam Saw and Grist Mill |
| Location: | Coffeeville |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1884 |
| Town: | Coffeeville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 1870: Lumber and grain 1884: lumber, shingles
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 30-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: | 1,750,000 feet during the reporting period of the Census of 1870 |
| 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: | Railway and express at Upshur in 1884 |
| Historicial Development: | This sawmill was d a capital investment of $1,000. Raw materials included $6,000 worth of logs and $3,000 worth in unmilled grain. Ten men were employed in the sawmill for twelve months at a total wage of $3,000, and two men were employed in the grist mill for twelve months at a total wage of $1,000. The operation manufactured 1,750,000 feet of lumber valued at $23,000, and milled $5,000 worth of grain.
This operation was listed in an 1884 railroad directory. It was then a sawmill and shingle mill. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |