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this time, another family (the Sparkmans) purchased nearby Melrose Plantation, which consisted of 2,000 acres. In 1910 they erected a sawmill at Melrose and this is the current site of McShan Lumber Company. In 1926 Nathan McShan’s son, Tyler, purchased Melrose plantation from the Sparkmans and began operating its sawmill. Members of the McShan family still live in the “Melrose” house which was co...