Singlehurst Sawmill

Postcard

Gulfport History Museum

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Name/Title

Singlehurst Sawmill

Entry/Object ID

SAW.2

Description

A black and white photograph postcard showing Singlehurst's sawmill at the corner of Beach Blvd and Tangerine Ave circa 1907-1910. Various wood framed structures are surrounded by bundles and stacks of wood planks.

Subject

Sawmills--Florida--Gulfport--1900-1910

Subject Place

City

Gulfport, FL

Collection

Postcards

Cataloged By

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Cecil Slauter

Notes

Source unverified.

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Date Published

1907 - circa 1920

Photographer

Unknown

Transcription

BUILT NORTHWEST OF THE SAW MILL TO [?] FROM THE [?]. THE SMALL RAILROAD WENT IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF PRESENT 58TH ST. AND 15 AVE. SO. SIGNS OF THE OLD ROAD BED WERE PRESENT FOR MANY YEARS. SOME PEOPLE BELEIVED [sic] THIS WAS AN EXTENSION OF THE STREET CAR LINE BUT IT WAS NOT. THIS INFORMATION FURNISHED BY IRVING SLAUGHTER - BORN AT 2417 - 49 ST. SO. [?] 1901 GULFPORT FLA. 4-22-83 CECIL SLAUTER

Transcriber

Language

English

Notes

Continued from SAW.1

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

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Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"Singlehurst's Sawmill, built in 1907 at the corner of the old street car line on Beach Boulevard and Tangerine. In operation for about three years, it was torn down and moved to another location after all the trees were cut and sawn. A narrow gauge railroad ran northwest from the sawmill in the general direction of present-day 58th Street and 15th Avenue. The rail was used to haul logs from the woods and had no connection with the car line."