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Reitz Sawmill

Reitz Sawmill

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Reitz Sawmill

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Evansville, IN

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1845 Built
1917 Closes
<1962 Gone for Penn Expressway

Location

West side of 7th Av opposite Penn
District: Lamasco
Latitude: 37.976608
Longitude: -87.585749
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John A Reitz & Sons sawmill mouth of pigeon creek built 1845 quit sept 23 1917 (oldest co w of alleghenies) liquidated j a reitz & son saw mill 7th st opposite ohio (sw corner) reitz lumber co >[1884] <[1962] sold 1958 to john kathrein who moved the business to chicago area renamed industrial and wholesale lumber (IWL) http://industrialandwholesalelumber.com/about.html j a reitz & sons


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Businesses / Commercial
HistoricEvansville.com: Lamasco district

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