Our Roots

Hickman Family Timeline

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1938 The Seed was Planted

Harry Hickman-Logger Painting

Although Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring wasn’t established until the year 2000, the seed was originally planted in the 1930s. This is when Harry Hickman Jr. began logging with a crosscut saw and a team of horses. This is a self portrait painted by Harry Hickman Jr.

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1945 Roots were Formed

A Man at the Old Mill

A permanent sawmill was built in 1945 in the heart of the Allegheny plateau, known worldwide for quality hardwood timbers. This was the beginning of what would become Hickman Lumber Company, which today produces over 10 million board ft. of high quality hardwood logs per year.

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1963 The Stem Grew Tall

Mill Painting On Saw Blade

The Hickman Lumber Company grew after Harry’s son, Larry, purchased Hickman lumber and took over operations. He increased production and purchased local timberland. Larry is a passionate woodsman and began practicing sustainable timber management long before the FSC existed.

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1980 The Branches Spread Out

Great Poppy Larry Dennny Jake in 1996

In 1980 Larry’s son, Dennis, graduated from NHLA school and begins full-time to work at Hickman Lumber. Photo includes 4 generations of Hickman men. Seated is Harry Hickman, Jr., Larry (top left) Dennis (top right), and Jake.

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1984 Regeneration After Tragedy

Hickman Lumber with Flow

The early 1980s saw continued growth, including adding dry kilns to the operation. Unfortunately, the rest of the 1980s brought struggles, with two fires—one in 1984 and one in 1989—each destroying the mill. However, we turned this tragedy into an opportunity and rebuilt the sawmill with a slant line bar and horizontal resaw to develop a bet...

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1999 First FSC Certification in PA

Men standing in woods

Proper timber management has always been important to the Hickman family and in 1999 Hickman Lumber and Hickman Timber Management became the first mill in Pennsylvania to become FSC Certified through Smartwood.

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2000 AMHF Takes Root

Allegheny Mountain Hardwood logo

Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring was formed with the intention of providing a rift & quarter sawn flooring product to the industry. Allegheny was the first to offer a character grade R&Q flooring product and were also the first to introduce “live sawn” flooring.

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2003 Award Winning Floors

Floor of the Year Award

Allegheny Mountain’s flooring is consistently used by top installers across the nation. Multiple NWFA Hardwood Floor of the Year Awards have been installed using AMHF flooring.

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2010 - Present, 4th Generation Joins

Hardwood Floors Magazine

4th generation, Jake & Jessica Hickman, take positions in the family's businesses. Their abilities and contributions have enabled our companies to continue to grow. Highlights include making the cover of NWFA’s Hardwood Floors Magazine and we were also featured on This Old House and on HGTV’s Restored by the Fords.