Lawsuits are always a good source of information. This timber report was done at the Mouth of Punching Camp, opposite of Shade Dotson’s house. William McClellan Ritter (February 19, 1864-May 21, 1952) organized the W.M. Ritter Lumber Company in 1901. From the original core of operations in West Virginia and

A scene from the days of Ritter Lumber at Lower Elk. In the center foreground is the company store. The lumber yard is in the front, at the right, with garden plots on the hillside, belonging to the different families in the lumber camp. The area at the back, left,

A12 foot Chestnut Stump This inner ring of this big colossal giant was measured in March of 2019. The inside measurement, even after years of decay, inside moss ring measured 10 feet and 2 inches. The outer ring of the Chestnut stump, could have easily lost 2 feet of its