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43949
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Author Bill Barber has penned three volumes dealing with the lumber industry in northeastern North Carolina. He contends that lumber was the dominant and almost only industry of note in the are following the Civil War and through the 1920s. Barber's works are: Timber, Land and Rail Roads - A History of the John L. Roper Lumber Company; Buffalo City and the Blount Patent; Tyrrell Timber - A History of the Branning Manufacturing Company and the Richmond Cedar Works.
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14437
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Lumbering used to be a dangerous, thrilling and strenuous operation, particularly during the days of poor highway and rail transportation, but conditions in recent years have changed.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 26, Nov 1947, p6-7, f
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36975
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In the age of GPS devices, some tools introduced in the late 19th century are still tools of the trade for the lumbering industry around the world. Profiled and pictured are Caulk Boots, with spiked soles for traction and slippery surfaces; Pulaski Tool, with an ax on one side for chopping, a mattox on the other side for digging; and Biltmore Stick, used for calculating trees’ volume.
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16116
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Herbert Nixon was interviewed for this article, specifically, to discuss the lumber industry in his home of Perquimans County. He recalled details about working for Major and Loomis Lumber Company, the largest in the county, during the 1930s.
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Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Fall 1981, p11-12, il
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1344
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Beginning in the 1880s, logging railroads made large-scale logging operations possible. By around 1910, North Carolina was an important producer of lumber for the national market.
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43769
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The article relates the history of the two families as consummate pioneers, both in farming in the mid west and in the southern timber business. the two families ultimately united in Elizabeth City, N.C. and then New Bern, establishing the well known Foreman Blades Lumber Company.
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