Carter Lumber

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About
Name
  • Carter Lumber
Construction
  • Building Material / Garden Equipment and Supplies
Facts
Founded
  • 1938
Dissolved
  • 2005
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    • 1009 W. Lincoln Way, Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States
    • 853 Mansfield Rd., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

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  • Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 90.

Slogan

  • Where Better Builders Buy Better Buys For Builders

Wooster Lumber Company, The

The Wooster Lumber Company first opened its doors in June 1938. Louie Thomas Carter, Sr. solicited the help of his brother Warren Elisha Carter of Kent, Ohio to assist.

Carter Lumber

In 1973, Carter Jones Lumber of Akron, Ohio purchased the Wooster Lumber Company. The company changed its name to Carter Lumber. It closed on 16 December 2005 [1]

Quick Facts

  • 1939 - Wooster Lumber Company, 853 Mansfield Rd (L.T. Carter and W. E. Carter)
  • 1940 - Wooster Lumber Company, 853 Mansfield Rd, opposite the fairgrounds (Louie T. Carter, Mgr)
  • 1973 - Wooster Lumber Company, opposite the fairgrounds (Louis Carter, President)
  • 1973 - Carter Lumber Company; W. Lincoln Way (Van Dale Carter, President)
  • 1975 - Carter Lumber; W. Lincoln Way (Louie T. Carter, Jr., Manager; Tom Carter, Manager)
  • 1997 - Carter Lumber; 1009 W. Lincoln Way (Tom Carter, Manager)

Gallery

Business Letterheads


Newspaper articles

  1. Wooster Daily Record 17 Dec 2005 p. B5