Private company
Hume-Bennett Lumber Company
Logging operation in the Sequoia National Forest
The Hume-Bennett Lumber Company was an American logging operation in the Sequoia National Forest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The enterprise originated as the Kings River Lumber Company, was reorganized as the Sanger Lumber Company in the 1890s, became the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company after Thomas Hume and Ira B. Bennett acquired it in 1905, and returned to the Sanger Lumber Company name in 1917.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Hume-Bennett Lumber Company was an American logging operation in the Sequoia National Forest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The enterprise originated as the Kings River Lumber Company, was reorganized as the Sanger Lumber Company in the 1890s, became the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company after Thomas Hume and Ira B. Bennett acquired it in 1905, and returned to the Sanger Lumber Company name in 1917.2
Timeline
- 1905Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaHume-Bennett Lumber Company
- WikidataQ21593067
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