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On November 10 RoyOMartin celebrated the founding of Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., which was legally organized and incorporated in Alexandria, La. in 1923. Led by Indiana native Roy O. Martin, Sr., the company was started after the entrepreneur’s purchase of an older sawmill and began without a single acre of land.
Our name embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of timber industry pioneer and family patriarch Roy O. Martin, Sr., who began the family’s first business with a small sawmill in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1923.
The Louisiana History Museum houses thousands of historic photographs from Alexandria, Central Louisiana and other sections of Louisiana. Included in the LHM Photo Archives is the acclaimed Newcomb Collection of nearly 700 unique photos from the 1860s to the 1960s.
Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat and largest city of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state.
The growth of the lumber industry in the latter years of the 19th century and the opening of the area by the railroads allowed Alexandria to prosper immensely. The golden age of the “sawmill capital of the world” was dawning, with 75 mills operating within 40 miles of Alexandria.
Falls City Lumber is a full service specialty wholesale lumber company providing quality products from quality suppliers since 1985. We pride ourselves on our incomparable ability to offer quality lumber and specialty products at a very competitive price.
Alexandria, LA – (February 7, 2023) – This year, RoyOMartin celebrates the founding of Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, which was legally organized and incorporated in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1923.
