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FROM JAKE'S POINT TO BAY POINT
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2016
Abstract
Located along the western bank of the Blackwater River in Santa Rosa County, Florida, are the remains of a once active and flourishing lumber mill and company town known as Bay Point Mill of Pinewood, Florida. The abundance of yellow pine lumber and multiple waterways necessary to produce water power and provide a means of transport for timber allowed the region of northwest Florida to become an ideal location for the development of the lumber industry. While not the oldest mill in the area, the largest, or most complex, Baypoint Mill was unique. It was distinct from the other mills in that the mill machinery sat upon an artificially constructed landform of brick, French terracotta roofing tile, and ballast stone, which are located approximately one hundred meters offshore within the Blackwater River. This study examines the structural design, location, and operations of a southeastern American sawmill via documentary and archaeological records to show that the submerged feature of 8SR75A are the remains of a dry kiln and cooling shed constructed following a fire in 1904 with the ultimate goal to show the placement of the mill was beneficial for European business relations rather than simple lack of space on the landform.
Details
- Title
- FROM JAKE'S POINT TO BAY POINT
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
- Identifiers
- 99380090849806600
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida