Volume 7 , Issue 5

Dierks Mills - Pine Valley Memories

"Your article certainly brought back memories. I was responding to the article about the Dierks Lumber operation at Pine Valley, OK. I was surfing to find Dierks entries. Despite Dierks owning half of W. Arkansas and E. Oklahoma, there's not a lot to be found about the old days at the Dierks Mills. They were logging the largest virgin pine forest West of the Mississippi at the time. The Mt. Pine Mill is still operating, but at a much reduced capacity. Earlier in his career with Dierks, when he was single, Daddy traveled to all the lumber camps as timekeeper. All the names sound familiar to me.Thanks for your time. I grew up until about age 8 in Mt. Pine, Arkansas, where my daddy, Joe CHANEY, was office manager. We lived in the 'white collar' section of the mill town and had all the modern conveniences. Our old house is still there, though it is now brick. The company sold the houses to the workers many years ago. I would love to hear from anyone who knew of my Dad back then." -- Linda Chaney Murphey - Email: lindacmurphey@hotmail.com   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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