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Ruthville Logging Camp
Ruthville Logging Camp
A logging camp named for Harvey Isaac Ruth that served as a terminus for the Ruth & Hargrove Tram and housed workers during the region's timber boom.
The Story
Ruthville was a logging camp established to support the timber operations of the Ruth & Hargrove lumber enterprise.
The camp served as the terminus of the Ruth & Hargrove Tram and housed workers involved in cutting and transporting timber from the surrounding forests.
The community was named for Harvey Isaac Ruth, who was a prominent lumber businessman in Poplar Bluff.
Associated People: Harvey Isaac Ruth, Harry Isaac Ruth, Charles H. Hargrove.
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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."
Quick Facts
Era
1890s
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