The company he founded , the East Jordan Lumber Company , eventually owned two sawmills , a shingle mill , and a maple flooring plant , and extensive timberland .
William P. Porter arrived in East Jordan , Michigan in 1879 to establish a sawmill .
The company William P. Porter founded , the East Jordan Lumber Company , eventually owned two sawmills , a shingle mill , and a maple flooring plant , and extensive timberland .
William P. Porter arrived in East Jordan , Michigan in 1879 to establish a sawmill .