The peak population of the town reached an estimated 600 residents. In 1918 the mill was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt in 1919 with a double-circular mill of the same size. Within a year, the Peavy-Moore Lumber Company of Deweyville took ownership, and operated the site until the nearby timber became exhausted.
The town's population reached its highest point at an estimated 600 residents. In 1918, a fire destroyed the mill but it was rebuilt in 1919 as a double-circular mill of the same size. The Peavy-Moore Lumber Company took over the site and operated it until the timber supply nearby was depleted.