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Inception and Growth of the pine lumber industry on the Mississippi
The narrative traces the early pine sawmills on the upper Mississippi and its tributaries, naming dozens of mills from St. Croix Falls to St. Louis and across tributaries like Chippewa and Eau Galle. It notes transitions from original mills to many newer sites, with capacities ranging from one thousand to hundreds of thousands of feet per day, and reflects on the vast annual output and regional expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
St. Croix
Upper
Mississippi
St. Croix Falls
Marine Mills
Mr. West
St. Louis
Present
Point Douglass
Hastings
Diamond Bluff
Redwing
Bay City
Maiden Rock
Point No Point
Lake City
Reads Landing
Alma
Fountain City
Winona
Lacrosse
Brownsville
de Sota
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
McGregor
Wyalusing
Clayton
Glen Haven
Guttenburg
Casville
Dubuque
Galena
Bellevue
Savanna
Sabula
Fulton
Glenn Haven
Albany
Camanche
Princeton
Port Byron
LeClaire
Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
Buffalo
Muscatine
Oquawaka
Burlington
Fort Madison
Montrose
Keokuk
Canton
LaGrange
Quincy
Hannibal
Louisiana
Clarksville
Grafton
Alton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chippewa
Nenomonie
Red Cedar
Eau Galle
Black River
Wisconsin River