1920s
This is a typical logging camp in which men would set up for a few days or weeks to clear the trees from an area and then haul them to one of the numerous sawmills in the county. Mules were stronger than horses, though not as easily governed, and they were the...
1880s, Photo Search
The first order of business in creating an agricultural economy was clearing the land. Thousands of acres of virgin timber spread throughout Jackson County, and the lumber business became s source of great wealth for the men who had the means to capitalize on this...
