Name/Title
Singlehurst SawmillEntry/Object ID
SAW.2Description
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--1900-1910Context
"...a sawmill that was built in 1907 where the streetcar line curved south from Tangerine to run down to the waterfront. It lasted only a couple of years, as the clear-cutting of the immediate vicinity was soon completed." (Gabber Newspaper, September 16, 2010)Collection
Postcard CollectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Cecil SlauterNotes
Source unverified.Postcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)Date Published
1907 - circa 1920Photographer
UnknownTranscription
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 SLAUTERTranscriber
MCLanguage
EnglishNotes
Continued from SAW.1Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
"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."Updated By
MCUpdate Date
February 26, 2026
