When the mill shut in 1986, the village waned.

When the mill shut down in 1985, the railroad ended operations.

In 1995, the mill shut down after 142 years, making it the longest operating sawmill in the country.

Production slowed in the 1940s and 1950s, and in 1966, the mine and mill shut down.

Yet, like the steel furnaces and coalmines, the mills shut down as overseas rivals and synthetic materials took over.