294 REPORT OF THE 



BEGINNINGS OF THE LUMBER INDUSTRY — Continued. 



COUNTY. 



TOWN. 



FIRST 



SETTLEMENT. 



FIRST 



SAWMILL. 



BUILT BY 





Herkimer, 



Frankfort, 



1,775 



1794 



John Hollister. 





Herkimer, 



Litchfield, 



1789 



1806 



T*., 1 i*. 





I aicoii. 





Herkimer, 



Newport, 



I79I 



1793 



Benjamin Bowen. 





Herkimer, 



Norway, 



1786 



1793 



Capt. David Hinman. 





Herkimer, 



Russia, 



1792 



1797 



Benjamin Hinman, 





Herkimer, 



Stark, 



1775 



1776 



Abraham Van Home. 





Herkimer, 



Webb,* 



1799 



1800 



Gov. John Brown. 





Herkimer, 



Wilmurt, 



1790 



1790 



Arthur Noble. 





Herkimer, 



Win field. 



1792 



1795 



Joseph AValker. 





Jefferson, 



Adams, 



1800 



1802 



David Smith. 





Jefferson, 



Antwerp, 



' 1803 



1806 



Silas Ward. 





Jefferson, 



Brownville, 



1799' 



1800 



Gen. Jacob Brown. 





Jefferson, 



Champion, 



1797 



1799 



Joel Mix. 





Jefferson, 



Clayton, 



1802 



1804 , 



Smith & Delamater. 





Jefferson, 



Ellisburg, 



1797 



1797 



Lyman Ellis. 





Jefferson, 



Henderson, 



1799 



1807 



Willis Fellows. 





Jefferson, 



Hounsfield, 



1800 



1802 



Augustus Sacket. 





Jefferson, 



Le Ray, 



180I 



1802 



Benjamin Brown. 





Jefferson, 



Lorraine, 



1802 



1804 



I? 





r rost. 





Jefferson, 



Lyme, 



180I 



1803 











Jefferson, 



Orleans, 



1806 



1816 



Dr. Andrus. 





Jefferson, 



Philadelphia, 



1804 



1805 



Thomas and John Townsend. 





Jefferson, 



Rodman, 



1801 



1804 



William Rice. 





Jefferson, 



Rutland, 



1799 



1802 



David Coffeen. 





Jefferson, 



Theresa, 



181O 



1810 



James D. Le Ray. 





Lewis, 



Croghan, 



1828 



1830 



Somerville Stewart. 





Lewis, 



Denmark, 



1800 



180I 



Nathan Munger. 





Lewis, 



Diana, 



1830 



1833 



Faskit Harris. 





Lewis, 



High Market, 



1814 



- 



James McVicker. 





Lewis, 



Lewis, 



1799 



1800 



Joel Jenks. 





* This mill was built at Old Forge by Gov. John Brown, of Providence, R. I., the owner of Brown's 

 Tract in the Adirondacks. 



