Dry Kiln Fire at Blackwater Lumber and Boom Company, Davis, W. Va.

Identifier:

050749

Collection Number:

4151

Title:

Dry Kiln Fire at Blackwater Lumber and Boom Company, Davis, W. Va.

Date:

ca. 1890

Description:

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.The Blackwater Boom and Lumber Company (also known as the Thompson Lumber Company) was started by Albert Thompson, who brought his family to Tucker County, West Virginia in the late 1800's to take advantage of Tucker County's forests.The company was bought by Babcock Lumber Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1907. The mill closed at Davis in 1924.

Subjects:

Logging and Lumbering--Deforestation and Disasters., Lumber trade--West Virginia--Davis., Lumber--West Virginia--Tucker County., Logging and Lumbering--Scenes and Views., Fires., Lumber trade--West Virginia--Tucker County., Counties--Tucker., Logging and Lumbering--Logging Companies.

Corporate Names:

Blackwater Lumber Company., Babcock Lumber Company.

Family Names:

Thompson family.

Geographic:

Canaan Valley (W. Va.), Davis (W. Va.), Tucker County (W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Fletcher, Sarah T.

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

postcard

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView