March 29, 2007

Timber has always been a major business in Cleveland County. By 1900, over 350 local citizens out of a county population of less than 12,000 were employed in the industry. Sawmills began to spring up all over the county, making it possible for men such as those shown in this 1915 photo to make a living. Timber still remains a considerable interest in the present-day county.

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