Hardwood Bark, 1928

Hardwood Bark, 1928

Communities

Industries

Lumber trade

Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs

W.M. Ritter Lumber Company

“The Hardwood Bark” was a publication produced “for the employees of the W.M Ritter Lumber Co.” William McClellan Ritter (1864-1952) organized the company in 1901 and, from 1903 until 1926, the company operated on Hazel Creek in Swain County, North Carolina, before moving its operations to Nantahala. Published during the 1920s, the monthly newsletter typically ran to about 25 pages. “The Hardwood Bark” was filled with articles on the Ritter company and the timber industry, but also included local stories. The pages included in this collection were selected because they relate to communities within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The town of Ritter was near the junction of Hazel Creek and the Little Tennessee River; a sawmill was built at Proctor, about four miles north of Ritter. The town of Ritter has long since been abandoned and Proctor is beneath the waters of Fontana Lake.

Ritter, William McClellan, 1864-1952

W.M. Ritter Lumber Company

W.M. Ritter & Ritter Lumber Company Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1928

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Swain County (N.C.)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

North Carolina, Western

10.25" x 7.5"(dimension)

19 pages(pages)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America