Great Lakes lumber industry

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Lakes_lumber_industry
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical industry
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:declinedAfter early 20th century
deforestation
resource depletion
shift to Pacific Northwest
gptkbp:employs gptkb:lumberjacks
sawyers
mill workers
log drivers
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Lakes lumber industry
gptkbp:impact environmental change
railroad expansion
urban growth
development of furniture industry
gptkbp:industry shipbuilding
paper industry
furniture manufacturing
railroad construction
gptkbp:legacy conservation movement
cutover lands
logging towns
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Detroit
gptkb:Saginaw
gptkb:Bay_City
gptkb:Duluth
gptkb:Grand_Rapids
gptkb:Green_Bay
gptkb:Milwaukee
gptkb:Muskegon
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:Weyerhaeuser
gptkb:Diamond_Match_Company
gptkb:Hackley_&_Hume
gptkb:Saginaw_Lumber_Company
gptkbp:peakPeriod 1860s
1880s
1870s
gptkbp:product wood
lumber
gptkbp:species gptkb:white_pine
gptkb:red_pine
spruce
hemlock
gptkbp:transportation railroads
Great Lakes ships
river drives
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saginaw_Lumber_Boom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6