teenth century as combined agricultural and saw- 

 mill communities. Some towns in the unit have 

 already experienced the passing of their local saw- 

 mill industry. Although this passing has tempo- 

 rarily handicapped them, it has not, as a rule, 

 resulted in the disastrous social consequences that 

 so often befall abandoned sawmill towns elsewhere. 

 Most of the mill towns in this unit will continue as 



agricultural centers, supported by plantations and 

 small farms. There are, however, a few very 

 small communities, such as Tendal and Sond- 

 heimer, consisting of little more than a sawmill, 

 a commissary, and the necessary quota of com- 

 pany-owned houses, which may practically pass 

 out of existence with the removal of the present 

 sawmills. 



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