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Definition of Sawmills
1. sawmill [n] - See also: sawmill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sawmills
Literary usage of Sawmills
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Industrial Evolution of the United States by Carroll Davidson Wright (1897)
"sawmills and the manufacture of lumber gave opportunity for the employment of
... As seen in a former chapter, the first efforts of sawmills stimulate the ..."
2. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1908)
"This conversion is effected chiefly by sawmills situated either in or near the
forest ... The question whether sawmills should be managed by forest- owners, ..."
3. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1907)
"The census of 1840 showed Vermont as having 1081 sawmills. By 1850 the number of
establishments had dropped to 326; in 1860 there were 415 establishments; ..."
4. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"the table on page 506, 33035 establishments were included; of them 31.833 were
sawmills, the remainder being timber camps. The summary of sawmills, ..."
5. Economic and Social History of New England, 1620-1789 by William Babcock Weeden (1891)
"sawmills i -VT -ITT 11 trn In Mason's settlement at Piscataqua (now Portsmouth)
... for Wood says, " Here, no doubt, might be good done with sawmills. ..."
6. Schlich's Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1908)
"This conversion is effected chiefly by sawmills situated either in or near the
... + The question whether sawmills should be managed by forest- owners, ..."
7. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"the table on page 506, 33035 establishments were included; of them 31833 were
sawmills, the remainder being timber camps. The summary of sawmills, ..."
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