Ruth & Hargrove Tram
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Possibly Related Historic Sites
Residence of Harry I Ruth Jr.Unverified
Residences associated with Harry I Ruth Jr. (1895–1940), son of Harvey Isaac Ruth and Vice President of Ruth Lumber Company per the 1919 city directory.
Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site
Residence of Harvey Isaac RuthUnverified
Residence associated with Harvey Isaac Ruth (1865–1915), president of Hargrove & Ruth Lumber Company and prominent early Poplar Bluff lumber businessman.
Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site
Ruth & Hargrove TramUnverified
A logging railroad constructed in the early 1890s to transport logs from timber regions southwest of Poplar Bluff to the Ruth & Hargrove Mill, later abandoned as trucks replaced rail transport.
Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site
Ruth & Mengel Realty CompanyUnverified
Real estate firm operating from the same address as Ruth Lumber Company, likely handling land and timber-related property transactions for the Ruth family business network.
Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site
Ruth Lumber CompanyUnverified
Successor lumber company to the earlier Ruth family timber interests, operating from 214 Poplar Street and listed in the 1919 Poplar Bluff city directory.
Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site
Hargrove & Ruth Lumber Company OfficeUnverified
Office of one of Butler County's early lumber enterprises, operating during the region's timber boom with connections to large spoke, handle, and logging operations along the Black River.
Mentioned in story "Harvey I. Ruth and the Early Lumber Industry of Poplar Bluff" linked to this site
Ruth & Hargrove MillUnverified
Large spoke and handle manufacturing mill established in the late 1880s by Harvey I. Ruth and Charles H. Hargrove, supplied by logs transported via the Ruth & Hargrove Tram.
LLM identified as "supplier / logging railroad transporting logs to the mill" — "The mill was supplied with logs transported from timberlands by the Ruth & Hargrove Tram, a logging railroad built during the early 1890s."
Possibly Connected People
CHAS HargroveUnverified
LLM identified as "co-owner / business partner" — "Associated People: Harvey Isaac Ruth, Harry Isaac Ruth, Charles H. Hargrove."
Harry RuthUnverified
LLM identified as "founder, namesake, prominent lumber businessman" — "The community was named for Harvey Isaac Ruth, who was a prominent lumber businessman in Poplar Bluff. Associated People: Harvey Isaac Ruth."
Details
- Era Active
- 1890s
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