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Archive Home > 2007 > January > 02 > The house that Hudspeth built

The house that Hudspeth built

'King of Timber's' glory may have faded, but his Prineville home still stands

By Penny Nakamura / The Bulletin
January 2, 2007

Before there was the Les Schwab tire empire in Prineville, there was another entrepreneurial king in the area. His name was John Hudspeth.

Timber, also known as "green gold" in those days, was his domain.

But times change and fortunes fade, and John Hudspeth's timber empire is no more.....

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