Wright-Blodgett Company.

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The Wright-Blodgett Company was owned and operated by John Wood Blodgett, Sr. and later his son, John Wood Blodgett, Jr. The company was dissolved in 1948.

John Wood Blodgett, Sr. (1860-1951) was a lumberman, civic leader, and philanthropist, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to timberlands in Michigan, Blodgett acquired lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, California, and Oregon. Companies in which Blodgett was prominent were the Blodgett Co., Ltd.; the Wright-Blodgett Co., Ltd.; the Hill-Davis Co., Ltd., of all of which he was chairman or manager; and the Michigan-California Co., of which he was organizer and president.

From the guide to the Wright-Blodgett Company Records, ca. 1901-1935, (Oregon State University University Archives)

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Place Name Admin Code Country
Columbia County (Or.)
Linn County (Or.)
Clatsop County (Or.)
Washington County (Or.)
Tillamook County (Or.)
Subject
Forest landowners
Forest landowners
Forest landowners
Forestry and Forest Products
Maps
Oregon
Timber
Timber
Timber
Washington (State)
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Active 1872

Active 1953

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