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Meadow River Lumber Company


1910

The original sawmill of the Meadow River Lumber Company was built

Other events that happened on or around 1910

1912

John Raine became president of the Meadow River Lumber Company

Other events that happened on or around 1912

1924

The original sawmill of the Meadow River Lumber Company burned down

1925

The Meadow Lumber Company sawmill at Rainelle was rebuilt

1928

A record 31.6 million board feet was sawed by the Meadow River Lumber Company

Other events that happened on or around 1928

1930

The Meadow River Lumber Company switched to overhead cable skidders mounted on railroad cars

Other events that happened on or around 1930

1938

Howard Gray became president of the Meadow River Lumber Company

Other events that happened on or around 1938

1961

Howard Gray passed presidency of the Meadow River Lumber Company to his son

Other events that happened on or around 1961

1970

The Meadow River Lumber Company was sold to Georgia-Pacific

Other events that happened on or around 1970

1975

Georgia-Pacific tore down the Meadow River Lumber Company sawmill at Rainelle

Other events that happened on or around 1975


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