Log Trucks

My grandfather, Eddie was born in 1905 in North Bend, WA. In 1924, the Long-Bell mill opened in Longview, WA and was the largest lumber producer in the world. Weyerhaeuser opened a mill of its own in 1929 and became the area's largest employer. Logging was big business in the state. Eddie was a logger, log truck driver and mechanic when there were still plenty of gigantic logs.



This truck (TN 317) is a Ford built around 1936, and it has seen a lot of wear, so he might be in his late 30s here.

7/27: Mill start-dates corrected using columbiariverimages.com