Chesterfield Lumber history

In 1816, William and Polly Long sold Post 400 acres, including their house.

However, this Bonhomme is the only one that ever had its own post office.Justus Post's Chesterfield, as a named community, dates to 1817.

Post built his brick mansion in 1822.

Rinkel's Market was a familiar landmark for years, at the intersection of present day Olive Blvd. and Chesterfield Parkway (where Charlie Gitto's is now).The town of Lake started out as "Hog Hollow", in about 1850.

The first post office was established as Bellemonte ("beautiful mountain") in 1851.

When the new Antioch Baptist Church was built in 1860, the African-American community took over the original structure and re-named it Mt.Pleasant Baptist Church.

Eighteen years later, in 1869, the town and post office name was changed to Bellefontaine.

The post office was established as Hog Hollow, in 1871; but a year later the town's name was changed, to what some thought was the more suitable name of Lake.

Post lived in Chesterfield 30 years before moving to Illinois.The Burkhardt era: In 1877 (after the railroad came through the valley), Christian Burkhardt acquired 21 acres where Olive Street Road crossed the railroad.

Zierenberg's General Merchandise and Saloon (built around 1880) was a well known landmark, at the 18- mile marker on Olive Street Road.

In 1884, Major James Lide Coker of Hartsville, South Carolina, became to the first man to successfully manufacture paper entirely from southern pine.

In 1888, Marcus B. Berhman and Joseph Zimmerman establish Virgin Pine Lumber Co. at Wade’s Station, Alabama (later called Behrman).

Ben May, a businessman born in Atlanta in 1889, founds the May Lumber Company with his brother.

In 1891, Leiweke organized the Centaur Lime Company and founded Centaur Station.

Cutting a turpentine faceDipping gum from a chop boxTurpentine still, Lexington County, 1898

In 1900, Anton Leiweke purchased the island, cleared it and began farming.

They built Ascension's first church in 1923-24; this structure is now named Godfrey Chapel.

Small peckerwood sawmills continue to operate in Scotch’s forests, and in 1938 a new sawmill is built.

In 1943, they purchase four or five small logging operations in the Fraser Valley.

The drive to secure a stable log supply continues with the purchase of timber rights in the Nimpkish Valley on Vancouver Island in 1944, which becomes the Englewood Logging Division.

In 1947, they reorganize all their operations under that name.

With the purchase of Huntting-Merritt in 1948, which together with Stave Lake Cedar, makes the company the largest red cedar shingle and shake producer.

In 1955, Canfor purchases 50 per cent of Northern Plywood Ltd. in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

84 Lumber established its roots in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, in 1956 when founder Joe Hardy — in conjunction with his two brothers, Norman and Bob Hardy, and family friends Ed Ryan and Jack Kunkle — together purchased land and buildings for a new “cash and carry” lumberyard.

The Wall, Sledge, Singleton, and Campbell families all joined together with their diverse backgrounds in the forest products business to build a sawmill near Conway, SC in 1957.

In 1962, CFP gains a pulp wood agreement in the Prince George Area.

The company expands into the northern British Columbia interior in 1963, purchasing several sawmills and planer mills in the Peace River District including the timber rights and mills of the Fort St John Lumber Company.

Another joint venture with Reed and Feldmuehle AG of Germany creates Intercontinental Pulp Company Ltd., which starts up in 1968.

Canfor acquires a majority interest in Westcoast Cellufibre Industries Ltd., a supplier of chips to Howe Sound Pulp mill, in 1973.

An important expansion in the north occurs in 1981 when the company acquires Swanson Lumber Co.

On June 27, 1983 Canfor Corporation becomes a public company.

In 1984, the company began remodeling and renovating stores, evolving from “no frills” lumberyards to new and improved building material stores.

As the improvement plan generated success, the company relaxed its strict “cash and carry” policy and introduced credit options in 1987.

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited incorporates on March 29, 1988 as a 50/50 joint venture company between Canfor Corporation and Oji Paper Co., Ltd. of Japan.

In 1989 Canfor acquires all of the shares of Balfour Forest Products Inc., which includes the Clear Lake, Netherlands, Taylor and Polar operations.

In 1991, 84 Lumber was named at the top of ProSales’ “Dealer 100” list, an annual ranking of the country’s building material suppliers by revenue.

In 1999, the company opened its first “84 Plus” retail store in Graysville, Tennessee.

In March, 2001, Victor and Bryant Beadles purchase controlling interest in Balfour Lumber Company of Thomasville, Georgia where Bryant serves as President/Co-Owner.

July 30, 2008, Canfor announces that it will not rebuild its North Central Plywood plant in Prince George, B.C., which is destroyed by fire on May 26th, 2008.

All remaining outstanding shares were purchased in 2009.

Canfor announces that it will be permanently closing its Clear Lake sawmill effective January, 2011.

In 2013, 84 Lumber increased sales by 27 percent over the prior year, generating $2.1 billion in revenue.

On August 1, 2014 Canfor announced the purchase of Beadles and Balfour Lumber’s facilities in Moultrie and Thomasville, Georgia.

Canfor announces that it will be permanently closing its Canal Flats sawmill effective November 9, 2015.

Canfor Corp. and Scotch Gulf Lumber announce a phased purchased agreement that will see Canfor’s ownership increase until 2016 when it will own Scotch Gulf.

In 2017, the company opened several new locations across the country, including in Ruskin, Florida; Holbrook, Massachusetts; and Riverhead, New York.