An Edward Peters is listed and seen in a photo among the employees of The "Big Mill" when they were leaving or returning at noon hour, 1891 or after.

The mill was one of the large lumber projects of E. A. Irvin, erected in 1889 on site of present [1949] tannery. It was the largest mill of its kind in the state. Col. E. A. Irvin ("Col. Irvin", as he was familiarly known) and James Cassidy, owned timberlands "up the river." The mill was the leading industry, running until about 1895, which was the end of the Irvins' connection with lumber mills.4710