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March 3, 1870

Cheat River Boom and Lumber Company incorporated

The Cheat River Boom and Lumber Company was incorporated in West Virginia by the following: Henry G. Davis, Charles M. Bishop, T. B. Davis, Charles Hooton, and W. R. Davis. The company's purpose was establish a lumber business on the Cheat River near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, Preston County.

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