Freeman Corporation (The)

The Freeman Corporation is a growing, multi-faceted wood veneer manufacturer and importer. Founded in 1914 by George E. Tomlinson and originally named Tomlinson Company, The Freeman Corporation began as a manufacturer of hardwood lumber, tobacco hogsheads (a type of tobacco storage barrel) and Tomlinson takedown tables, the first banquet tables capable of being instantly disassembled for storage. The sawmill steadily expanded and became a leading walnut lumber manufacturer. Following Mr. Tomlinson’s death in 1953, Gene Freeman, Mr. Tomlinson’s grandson, took over the company and expanded the walnut lumber production and log exporting business.