Cordwood Shop in Port Jefferson

Date Range

1873 – 1920

Title

Cordwood Shop in Port Jefferson

What occurred

The decline of shipbuilding brought the increase of a number of minor industries. The biggest of these two were rubber and cordwood, which obviously had a number of environmental tolls. The rubber factory was placed on the shore and likely dumped in the Long Island Sound. The cordwood demand brought local deforestation and was aided by rail road expansion, which allowed more would to be brought in. This period of random industry died out in favor of wealthier suburbia by the early 1900s.

Location

Three Village area: Port Jefferson, NY

Image Citation

Three Village Historical Society

Student name(s)

Ian Plummer