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Ruth & Hargrove Mill
Ruth & Hargrove Mill
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.
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The Ruth & Hargrove Mill was a large spoke and handle manufacturing mill established in the late 1880s by Harvey I. Ruth and Charles H. Hargrove.
The mill processed timber harvested from the surrounding forests and supplied lumber products throughout the region. It was one of the significant industrial operations of its era in Butler County.
The mill was supplied with logs transported from timberlands by the Ruth & Hargrove Tram, a logging railroad built during the early 1890s.
Associated People: Harvey Isaac Ruth, Charles H. Hargrove.
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