Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Keystone Company’s Kindling-Wood Factory of Hambleton taken March 1910. Homer Fansler had this to say about the factory: The company built a kindling wood plant at the Hambleton end of the bridge over Black Fork River in 1901. They cut and baled the waste wood from the Otter Creek Sawmill and shipped it to the coal burning cities for fire starting purposes. The plant was destroyed by fire on May 25, 1913, and was not rebuilt because it was evident that the sawmill would soon close. Ideas, suggestions, comments, or items to share contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.