Celebrating our 100th Anniversary
The earliest days of the Godwin family in eastern North Carolina began around 1906 or so, when Eddie Walter Godwin traveled down from Delaware on the train, bringing his bicycle. He would stop off at various train stops and he would ride the countryside looking for timberland. Finding a great amount of suitable land, he brought his family to settle this area. They first settled in Duplin County, near Ryan’s Crossroads (now the Penderlea area) and set up their first sawmill. The family later moved to Point Caswell and used Lanes Ferry to raft logs down the Cape
Fear River to Wilmington. It was only a matter of time before they grew their logging and sawmill lumber business. By 1909, E. W. Godwin & Sons lumber business was actively providing building materials to the local Wilmington and Cape Fear market. There was also a mill location in Teachey- just behind where the current E.W. Godwin location is today, and the company maintained a store location in this market until 1999. E. W. Godwin’s 3 sons actively shared responsibility in the family business as the second generation. William (Uncle Earl) oversaw the ground mills on various timberland projects. Grandfather Edward managed the office and paid the bills. The company is now in the hands of the 5th generation of the family.
The company is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, and the location on N. Norwood St. will celebrate its second anniversary of re-opening this Labor Day. Buddy Boone and his staff have the expertise to help you get exactly what you need for your building or home improvement projects- and if they don’t have something in stock, it is merely a matter of calling Wilmington for it. They offer a free delivery service, which is a definite plus these days!
The earliest days of the Godwin family in eastern North Carolina began around 1906 or so, when Eddie Walter Godwin traveled down from Delaware on the train, bringing his bicycle. He would stop off at various train stops and he would ride the countryside looking for timberland. Finding a great amount of suitable land, he brought his family to settle this area. They first settled in Duplin County, near Ryan’s Crossroads (now the Penderlea area) and set up their first sawmill. The family later moved to Point Caswell and used Lanes Ferry to raft logs down the Cape
Fear River to Wilmington. It was only a matter of time before they grew their logging and sawmill lumber business. By 1909, E. W. Godwin & Sons lumber business was actively providing building materials to the local Wilmington and Cape Fear market. There was also a mill location in Teachey- just behind where the current E.W. Godwin location is today, and the company maintained a store location in this market until 1999. E. W. Godwin’s 3 sons actively shared responsibility in the family business as the second generation. William (Uncle Earl) oversaw the ground mills on various timberland projects. Grandfather Edward managed the office and paid the bills. The company is now in the hands of the 5th generation of the family.The company is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, and the location on N. Norwood St. will celebrate its second anniversary of re-opening this Labor Day. Buddy Boone and his staff have the expertise to help you get exactly what you need for your building or home improvement projects- and if they don’t have something in stock, it is merely a matter of calling Wilmington for it. They offer a free delivery service, which is a definite plus these days!
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