Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson has the opportunity to visit McGowin Logging Company in Chapman, Alabama. In Alabama, and many parts of the South, the McGowin surname is renowned. Many McGowins throughout south central Alabama have been large landowners, some retaining their lands through the generations, some having sold to Union Camp, International Paper and others. Perhaps the most well known parts of the McGowin legacy are Rocky Creek Logging Co. and W. T. Smith Lumber Co., both tied to the late Floyd McGowin. Rocky Creek’s origins reach back to 1884 when Rocky Creek Lumber Co. first began sawing timber. The name was changed to W. T. Smith Lumber in 1891, and remained as such until it was sold to Union Camp, then in turn to International Paper.

Featured Story: “Deep Roots”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: McGowin Logging Company
Location: Wetumpka, Alabama
SLT Issue: January 2018

Check out other featured articles in the January 2018 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s January 2018 issue features Monticello, Arkansas’ C&L Wood Company, Inc., Chapman, Alabama’s McGowin Logging Company, Cochran, Georgia’s Sanders Logging Company, and Clarendon, Arkansas’ Jason Fly Logging, LLC. A special article highlights Southern Oregon’s Collier State Park Logging Museum. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.