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Date Original
2023
Description
Arkansas’s abundant forests presented obstacles and opportunity for early European settlers. Clearing trees for settlements and farms by axe and saw was slow and laborious, but yielded the raw lumber needed for houses, barns, fences, and furniture. Advances in technology were used to improve timber processing, and by the 1850s steam powered sawmills were common across Arkansas. Despite the increase in output with advancing mechanization, these sawmills could only serve nearby communities because they lacked practical long-distance transportation. This changed after the Civil War, when railroads were built across Arkansas. In the late 1800s, timber companies began using trains to expand their operations and export lumber state and nationwide.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
Forest products industry; Loggers; Lumber Camps; Lumber--Transportation; Timber
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
Topic Guide: Timber industry in Arkansas
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP)
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Topic Guide: Timber industry in Arkansas, Arkansas Digital Newspaper Progam (ADNP), Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Use and reproduction of this lesson plan and its supplemental material for instructional purposes is allowed without prior written permission. For further information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
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