| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-41 |
| Corporate Name: | Dave Meigs |
| Local Name: | Upper Mill |
| Owner Name: | First mill built by W. W. Boren in 1844 and later became the site of the Dave Meigs mill (1897 to 1905) |
| Location: | One half-mile from Brookeland on Mill Creek |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1897 |
| End Year: | 1905 |
| Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909, |
| Period of Operation: | Built in 1844 by Boren; 1897 to 1905 at least under Meigs |
| Town: | One-half mile from Brookeland |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, coffins, cornmeal, and cotton
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Water
| 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: | 4000: 1905 |
| Capacity Comments: | 250,000 feet total in 1905, with a daily capacity of 4,000 feet on the sawmill and 8,000 feet on the planer |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill. Later, under Meigs, saw and planing mill, grist mill, cotton gin. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | Dave Meigs operated a combination mill at the old Boren site from approximately 1897 to some time after 1905. The Meigs mill could cut 4,000 feet and gin ten bales daily in 1905. A Jasper County Historical Commission history records that David Meigs water-powered mill in 1900 manufactured lumber, cornmeal, and ginned cotton. Its original water-wheel of the ‘tub' type was replaced by a turbine. The mill produced about 250,000 butt feet for 1904 and seventy-six bales of cotton. Meigs manufactured coffins for the community. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-4-93, MCJ 01-07-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |