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History of the Sawmill The Henry Fords Innovation Nation
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In this segment of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, Mo Rocca meets with chief curator Marc Greuther to learn more about the history of sawmills in America. • In 18th-century America, wood was a plentiful material, and the rise of sawmills can be attributed to the growing logging industry. • Prior to sawmills, loggers would fell trees, and then saw the felled trees by hand to create planks of wood. These planks would then be used to create structures like log cabins and barns. • As the logging industry grew, sawmills that could process wood much faster started to spread in America. Small sawmills played a fundamental role in rural communities in nineteenth century America, processing locally-logged wood to provide sawed lumber for construction in the immediate area. • Featured in this segment is the Tripp Sawmill, formerly located in Tipton, Michigan. The Tripp Sawmill was created in 1855 and considered high-tech for the time. While many such mills were water powered, this was steam-powered from the outset. It was simple but refined -- a modest, self-sufficient industrial operation (water and fuel was available onsite), comfortably wedded to its rural location. • See how Henry Ford turned wood scraps from its lumber operations into charcoal: https://www.thehenryford.org/collecti... • Like, share, and subscribe! • #TheHenryFord #InnovationNation
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