INDUSTRY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Lumber Carts

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Before the 1950's, a series of wooden tramways connected the planer mill, sawmill, and warehouses. Lumber carts transported rough and unfinished lumber and molding between the buildings. Some carts were pushed by hand, while others were moved by home-made power machines called jitneys.
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