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1920s - Increase Foreign Needs for Timber Goods
A major 1923 earthquake in Japan generated a huge demand for wood products, and the mills of Everett flourished meeting those international demands.
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1926 - Casket Building on the Waterfront
In 1926, William G. Hulbert added a large building for casket production to his mill site, known as the North Coast Casket Company building.
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1937 - The Great Depression took its Toll on Everett Industries
The Great Depression took its toll on the Everett industries, leaving Super Shingle as the only remaining mill on the 14th Street Dock.
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1940s - World War II
World War II created a market for wood products, but the mills struggled to find the labor to meet that demand.
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1940’s - New Placement of Boats
With lumber mills expanding during World War II in order to accommodate the growth of ship building for the U.S. Navy, fishing boats and pleasure boats were forced to find new areas.
