| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-31 |
| Corporate Name: | Dunn & Johnston |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | William S. Dunn and James Johnston |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Walker |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1859 |
| End Year: | 1860 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869 |
| Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1860 |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | 24-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: | 5000: 1860 |
| Capacity Comments: | 1,000,000 feet of lumber during the reported 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | The forty-seven year-old Dunn and the twenty-one year-old Johnston were enumerated in the 1860 County census as steam sawmillers who lived next to each other in Precinct 1. S. O. Sandell, who boarded with Johnston, was the mill's sawyer. This sawmill operation, according to the 1860 Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be a capital investment of $10,200, with $2,600 invested in 5,000 sawlogs. Six men were employed at a total monthly wage of $165. The sawmill manufactured 1,000,000 feet of lumber valued at $10,000. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-30-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |