Tag: Schumm Sawmill

More About the Sawmill at Schumm, Ohio

Today, more about the sawmill that operated for over 35 years in Schumm, Ohio…

Fred A. Smith Lumber Co., Schumm, Ohio

This is an old matchbook from the Fred A. Smith Lumber Co, Schumm, Ohio. This matchbook dates back sometime between 1952-1958…

Schumm Sawmill/USS Constitution Connection

As 2022 winds down to its final weeks, Willshire’s Bicentennial year does the same. The village was founded and platted in 1822 by Captain James Riley and the village and residents of the area have been celebrating its 200th birthday all year.

The Schumm Sawmill

The little village of Schumm once had a thriving sawmill that cut and processed some of the largest trees in Ohio at the time, and possibly ever. From the early 1920s through the 1950s they shipped their high-quality lumber all over the country. They specialized in hardwood and long timber. They weren’t kidding when they …

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