Loretto in Lawrence County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Augustin Lumber Company

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022

1. Augustin Lumber Company Marker

Inscription.
Begun as sawmill &
planing mill by
W.H. & Frank Augustin
Continuously operated by
Augustin family
since 1900

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 35° 4.417′ N, 87° 26.633′ W. Marker is in Loretto, Tennessee, in Lawrence County. It is on 2nd Avenue South 0.1 miles south of Vine Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 2nd Ave S, Loretto TN 38469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Flour Mill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of First Post Office (about 600 feet away); First Factory (about 600 feet away); Putman's Barber Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glenrock Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glen's Stand at Glen Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Dug Well in Loretto (approx. 0.2 miles away); Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 1908 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Loretto.

Also see . . . Our Story. History of the company from its beginning at the very turn of the 20th century. (Augustin Lumber Co.) (Submitted on February 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022

2. Augustin Lumber Company Marker

Front of Augustin Lumber Company image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022

3. Front of Augustin Lumber Company

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.