Arm, Mississippi

Lawrence County

Population: 

Town incorporated:  no

Post office: 4-3-1894 to 3-22-1957

Railroads: G&SI- IC

                  

Next Town North- Campbell

 

G&SI Milepost 113.08

(from Gulfport, by way of Maxie)

 

Next Town South- Woolam

 

soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: 

INDUSTRY -

H. T. Bourne & F. S. Hathorn- pine lumber mill cutting 25,000 ft/day and planing mill capy 15,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. 

H. P. & P. W. Brown- pine lumber mill cutting 5,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919.

Lawrence Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 5,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. 

Marine Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 10,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919.  

1916 ICC Valuation Map- ICHS Collection courtesy Tom Davidson

 

 

1964 Profile   Mick Nussbaum Collection                       Click for larger version

 

 

 

 

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 

W. J. Armstrong, general store 1900

Arm Lumber Co.- sawmill 1910

J. J. Bourn & Co.- general store 1910

Mrs. L. N. Griffith- general store 1910

J. W. Meadows- sawmill 1910

I. N. Speights- general store 1910

R. F. Walden & Co.- general store 1910

Bart Watts- farmer & general store 1910

J. W. Wilson- drugs & physician 1910

 

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