International Paper Co. — Corinth
An official archived DII Trust Exhibit A row gives us a specific place-and-time anchor. The useful next step is to connect that anchor to the person's actual employer, trade, department, tasks and remembered equipment.
What the archived Exhibit A row records
Site
International Paper Co.
Location
Corinth, New York
Trust-specific listing
HAL · 1953-05-01 through 1982-12-31
What the Corinth mill made
The Hudson River mill at Corinth was an early center of wood-pulp papermaking in New York. Historical sources trace the mill to 1869 and identify it as a flagship International Paper facility after the company was formed in 1898. Over time the mill produced newsprint and later became known for coated-paper production.
For a former worker or contractor, the most useful memory may be a paper machine, pulp operation, coating line, power/steam system, roll finishing area, maintenance shop, woodyard or shutdown project. Those details can help place a person inside a large mill more precisely than the company name alone.
Corinth / Hudson River Mill — memory anchors
1869
The Hudson River Pulp & Paper Company established the mill at Corinth during the early rise of wood-pulp papermaking.
1898
The mill became part of the newly formed International Paper Company and served as a major early facility.
Early 20th century
The Corinth operation functioned as one of International Paper's important mills and administrative centers.
Post-World War II
Mill workers developed and expanded coated-paper production.
2002
The mill closed after more than a century of papermaking.
2011–2012
Demolition of much of the former mill complex followed.
Forest History Society — Hudson River pulp and paper history →
What do you remember?
Primary source and next paths
Archived DII Exhibit A site list ↗ Current DII documents ↗
Capital District & Hudson Valley research → New York DII site archive → Exposure Atlas →