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Borden Lumber Company Through Growth From 1833 Roots
The article traces the Cook Borden Company from its 1833 origins in Troy Fall River, noting founders, succession to Theodore Philip and Jerome C Borden, then Hartley generations. It describes site moves in 1846, early transport by boat, telephone adoption in 1877, and 1910 motor truck delivery transforming building industry logistics.
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Fall River
Troy
Cook Borden
Theodore
Philip
Jerome C Borden
Jerome
Richard Cook Borden Hartley
Philip Arthur Hartley
Central Street
Bowenville
Cook Borden Company