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factory was destroyed by fire in 1891 and immediately rebuilt of brick. Mr. Loughlin
sold his business in 1901 and then established the Mary L. Poultry Company (shown above).
It was destined to become the world's largest poultry facility and was located at the
southern end of Brooklyn Avenue (site now used by the Copeland
Corporation). The new residence he constructed, next to his poultry plant, is owned by
Eric and Gay Smith. J. B. Tucker formed the Tucker Woodworking Company in 1903 and took over the school furniture building. His company manufactured bended wooden products such as bicycle wheels and steering wheels. It was the second largest business of its kind in the country. Mr. Tucker also purchased the Bonnyconnellan Castle after the Loughlins lost it in a foreclosure proceeding. Following the abrupt death of Mr. Tucker, the Mull Woodworking Company occupied the site. It is the present day home of Sidney Manufacturing Company on North Main Avenue. These woodworking businesses created a demand for a reliable supply of quality lumber. The Sidney Planing Mill was established by J. E. Wilkinson in 1880. A Civil War veteran, he was the only known Shelby County survivor of Andersonville, the infamous Confederate prison camp. The business was later taken over by the Worch Lumber Co. and then Klipstine Lumber. It was located on the site formerly occupied by P K Lumber at 231 South Walnut Avenue. Built near an area known as ‘Starrett’s Run’, Sidney founder, Charles Starrett’s original homestead was also located nearby. |
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