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  2. Great Southern Lumber Company - Wikipedia

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    The Great Southern Lumber Company sawmill was designed to process 1,000,000 board feet (2,400 m 3) of lumber per day and was the largest sawmill in the world, [4] spread over 160 acres (65 ha). [7] Once pines were felled, logs were dragged to railroad spurs by rail-mounted steam skidders with 1000-ft (300-m) draglines, loaded onto flatcars ...

  3. Phillips Brothers Mill - Wikipedia

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    The Phillips Brothers Mill is a sawmill and box factory in Shasta County, California, near Oak Run, California, that was first built in 1898 [2] and moved to its current site in 1933. It is notable for all production machinery being powered by stationary steam engines, little changed since it was first constructed. The mill produces both rough ...

  4. Sawmill - Wikipedia

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    A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensional lumber). The "portable" sawmill is simple to operate. The log lies flat on a steel bed, and the ...

  5. History of the lumber industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Journal of Forest History 29.4 (1985): 156–168. online; Davis, Richard C. Encyclopedia of American forest and conservation history (1983) vol 1 online see also 2 online, 871pp. See online review of this book; Defebaugh, James Elliott. History of the lumber industry of America (1907) classic older history; covers US and Canada online; Eyle ...

  6. Susquehanna Boom - Wikipedia

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    The second was the gradual development and acceptance of steam engines to power sawmills, allowing large mills to operate without water-power. [ 2 ] The arrival of James H. Perkins, a native of New Hampshire , in December 1845 was the beginning of the economic boom that would make Williamsport into a booming lumber city. [ 1 ]

  7. Hume-Bennett Lumber Company - Wikipedia

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    The new mill began operating on June 30, 1897, with a crew of 400 men and a two-band saw powered by a 1,000 horsepower steam engine. [8]: 58 At 90 feet (27 m) feet, the sawmill used "the longest bandsaw in the world" and could halve and quarter many of the largest sequoia sections. [8]: 62

  8. Grandchester Sawmills - Wikipedia

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    Grandchester sawmill steam engine, 1945. The Gillam brothers started the Grandchester Sawmills in 1941. While at this time World War II brought a severe reduction in housing activity, after a short resurgence when the depression lifted, the declaration of war with Japan at the end of 1941 was followed by a huge upsurge of construction for military purposes.

  9. Michigan-California Lumber Company - Wikipedia

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    El Dorado Lumber Company began a series of reorganizations in 1911, producing the Michigan-California Lumber Company in 1917. Facilities were upgraded in 1928 to eliminate railroad grades greater than 3 percent, convert the aerial tramway from steam to electric power, and modernize the sawmill at Camino.